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University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico Seal
MottoLux Hominem Vita (Latin, "Light of the life of men.")
TypePublic
Established1889
PresidentLouis Caldera
Undergraduates18,027
Postgraduates6,065
Location
Albuquerque
,
New Mexico
,
USA
CampusUrban, 600 acres (2.4 km²)
Athletics16 varsity teams
ColorsCherry and Silver
MascotLobo
Websitewww.unm.edu

The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889, and today offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs. While offering degrees in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering, it is considered to be the liberal arts school of the three universities on the New Mexico stretch of I-25. Its Albuquerque campus currently spreads over 600 acres (2.4 km²), and there are branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos, and Valencia County.

University of New Mexico logo
University of New Mexico logo

Statistics as of 2004

  • The mean student age is 27.4.
  • The median student age is 23.6.
  • UNM and UNM Hospital together employ 20,210 people.
  • There are 114,767 alumni worldwide.

Campus

The main UNM campus is located between Central Avenue, Girard Boulevard, Lomas Boulevard, and University Boulevard, in central Albuquerque.

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The North Campus, which includes the medical and law schools, is located on the north side of Lomas. The South campus is centered around the intersection of University Boulevard and Avenida César Chavez and includes most of UNM's athletic facilities.

The UNM campus is noted for its unique Pueblo Revival architectural style, which has been used for all university buildings since 1908.

Athletics

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UNM Lobos logo

The school's athletic teams (known as the Lobos) compete in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobo mascots are named Louie and Lucy Lobo. The official school colors are cherry and silver.

UNM maintains strong athletic rivalries with New Mexico State University and Texas Tech. The UNM-NMSU rivalry is called the Battle of I-25.

The Lobo basketball team plays at University Arena, better known as "The Pit," located on the UNM South Campus. The Lobo football team plays at University Stadium, which is located across the street from the Pit.

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The UNM football team has been to three bowl games in the past four years, visiting the Las Vegas Bowl in 2002 and 2003 and the Emerald Bowl in 2004. Placekicker Katie Hnida made history in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl when she became the first woman to play in a NCAA Division I-A game, attempting but missing an extra point in the Lobos's 27-13 loss to UCLA. She later attempted and made two extra points in UNM's 72-8 victory over Texas State. New Mexico also lost its 2003 and 2004 bowl games, making its record in bowl games 2-8-1.

Media

UNM owns and operates KUNM-FM, one of two National Public Radio stations in Albuquerque. With the Albuquerque Public Schools, UNM also operates KNME-TV, Albuquerque's public television station. The Daily Lobo is UNM's student-run daily newspaper.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles is currently a University Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of New Mexico

Esteemed professors include Everett Rogers, founder of diffusion of innovations theory, who moved to the university in 1995 to set up a doctoral program in communications. Rogers was named Regents' Professor, the highest title the university bestows.

Pictures of campus

Points of interest


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