On March 4, Ryan Berryman was appointed Vice President and Director of Athletics. A three-time UNM graduate and New Mexico native, Berryman becomes one of the youngest athletics directors in Division I, and the first Lobo alumnus to lead the department in the modern...

Isabel Gonzalez covering the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four in Tampa Bay, Fla.By Coline Bernal On her 27th birthday, Isabel Gonzalez received a job offer from CBS Sports while standing at the front desk of her godparents’ Styrofoam business. At the time, she...

Vicente Fernandez, center, is the mayordomo of the Acequia Madre del Sur de Cañon del Don Fernando and helps maintain one of the region’s oldest communal traditions.By Manuel Valdez “I got tired of being a statistic of those without a degree,” says Vicente Fernandez....

The Rainosek family with Jeff Todd, president and CEO of the UNM Foundation.Presidential Scholarship Program marks 50 years of supporting exceptional New Mexico students By Michelle G. McRuiz For half a century, UNM’s Presidential Scholarship Program (PSP) has...

Aprilyn Chavez Geissler is an executive leader at Gateway Insurance and Financial Services.By Coline Bernal There was a winter when Aprilyn Chavez Geissler studied for finals from the driver’s seat of her car. She parked in different corners of campus so no one would...

The Kimo Theatre and Public Service Company of New Mexico on Route 66. Photo courtesy UNM CSWR.Professor Emeritus David DunawayBy Mary Beth King Before there was a Route 66, The University of New Mexico was already an established college, sitting high on a hill above...

A century after Route 66 began carrying dreamers west, a University of New Mexico graduate is helping define how Albuquerque celebrates the historic highway today. Alumnus Noé Barnett helped shape Route 66 Remixed, an ambitious public art initiative that is the...

Universal Epic Universe, which opened in May 2025, is Universal’s most ambitious project yet and marked the first major theme park built in the U.S. in 25 years. Photo courtesy of Universal Destinations & Experiences.Mark WoodburyMark Woodbury’s initial career...

A new bridge was installed as part of the Duck Pond renovation.For generations of Lobos, the University of New Mexico’s Duck Pond has been more than a scenic stop along Central Campus; it has been a gathering place where memories are made. Located at the heart of...