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University of New Mexico - Main Campus - Albuquerque

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico now occupies 600 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a city of more than 780,000 people. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits and panoramas. 

imageUnder the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UNM is designated as a Research University with very high activity, the only institution in the state with that designation. It is also the only Hispanic serving institution in the country that is considered very high research. Institutions with this classification typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, are committed to graduate education through the doctorate and awards 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.

UNM boasts outstanding faculty members and include a Nobel Laureate, two MacArthur Fellows and several members of the national academies.

UNM’s main and branch campuses offer 215 certificate and degree programs, with 94 bachelor’s degrees, 71 master’s degrees and 37 doctoral programs. Its funded research is nearly $300 million. Additionally, there are three professional programs - in law, medicine and pharmacy - as well as five education specialist certificates, one undergraduate certificate program and two associate degree programs. UNM also offers nearly 1,000 classes each semester after 4 p.m. or on weekends.

In 2005 UNM opened a $10 million, 52,000-square-foot building that houses The MIND Institute, which studies the functions of the brain. The center makes UNM a leader in neuroscience and the study of mental illness.

UNM has distinguished itself in a number of areas:

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (see separate entry below) includes a medical school, colleges of nursing and pharmacy, four hospitals and the Cancer Research and Treatment Center. The Health Sciences Center gathers data on disease and interprets impacts with relative ease because it has a repository of data on entire populations of patients and access to high-performance parallel computing. The medical school consistently ranks well on U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey.  The UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center is ranked as one of the top centers in the U.S.

The Center for High Technology Materials has a national reputation for its work in electronics, optoelectronics and microelectronics. It’s a Center of Excellence for Sematech and one of three optoelectronics centers for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It is a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which allows businesses direct access to labs and facilities. It also features a Crystal Growth Facility to create structures used in advanced semiconductor devices. See http://www.chtm.unm.edu.

The Manufacturing Training and Technology Center (see separate entry below) supports teaching and training, research and development, start-up companies, manufacturing prototyping, and extension service activities. MTTC trains both UNM and CNM students and provides space for startup companies to prototype devices. See http://mep.unm.edu/html/mttc.

The Albuquerque Center for High Performance Computing was established in 1994 as a sister center to the Maui High Performance Computing Center, the Center has enjoyed a number of significant firsts, including: the first Linux cluster available through NSF allocation and first use of Access Grid technology.  Along with its educational activities, it also makes high-performance computing more accessible to business. See http://www.hpc.unm.edu.

The Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management offer both bachelors’ and masters’ degrees in accounting, finance, information system management, and marketing. The school offers bachelors’ degrees in human resource management, international management, organizational leadership, and production and operations. It offers masters’ degrees in management of technology, operations management, and policy and planning.  The Technology Management Center helps companies forecast, assess and commercialize technologies. See http://www.mgt.unm.edu.

The ARTS Lab is an interdisciplinary center that brings together art, science, business and technology. Its goal is to grow and sustain an advanced media industry in New Mexico. ARTS Lab supports computer labs in several locations on the UNM campus or affiliated with UNM, and built the Digital Garage in the High Performance Computing Center. The Digital Garage serves performance, experimentation and research in digital graphics, sound and real-time immersive projection systems. See http://artslab.unm.edu.

STC.UNM is located at the UNM Science and Technology Park.  STC.UNM is a nonprofit corporation formed by UNM to license and commercialize faculty inventions. STC.UNM licenses innovative technology developed at UNM, including optical technologies, microfluidic and high-performance materials, as well as drug discovery tools.  See http://stc.unm.edu.

Science & Technology Park @ UNM is comprised of 163 acres, 41 of which were developed during Phase I. Future phases will encompass approximately 80 acres. The modern Park was established in 1988, and today consists of 360,000 square feet of existing research & development, laboratory, office and mixed-use space. The tenant focus is on technology-based companies, many of which are the creation of the Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM, the University’s technology commercialization arm. Leasing and development options include land sales, ground leases, and built-to-suit and space leases. The Park is a short distance from UNM’s main campus, and is adjacent to Interstate 25, less than one and one half mile from downtown Albuquerque and the Albuquerque International Sunport. See http://www.unm.edu/~unmreo/stp_index.htm.

The School of Engineering has programs in Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical engineering, awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees. The school is frequently listed among the top 50 engineering schools in the United States.  Students interact regularly with companies through internships, co-ops, and research or design projects.  See http://www.soe.unm.edu.

The Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER) is the central repository for economic and demographic research and analysis related to New Mexico.  The BBER library is open to the public, while the professional staff provides economic forecasting services, as well other research related tools.  See http://www.unm.edu/~bber.

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