unm

UNM commonly refers to the University of New Mexico, a public research university based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 as the flagship institution of the New Mexico state university system, UNM offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across a wide range of fields. The university is organized into colleges and schools that include Arts and Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Medicine, and Law, and it operates a health sciences center that includes UNM Hospital.

UNM is a major research institution with strengths in health sciences, earth and planetary sciences, computing, and the humanities and social sciences. It hosts numerous research centers and institutes and participates in federal research programs and collaborations with national laboratories and industry partners. The campus features a blend of historic and modern facilities, libraries, museums, and cultural venues that support teaching, research, and public outreach.

Governance and community: The university is governed by the New Mexico Board of Regents and is among the largest public universities in the state by enrollment. Its intercollegiate athletics teams, the Lobos, compete in NCAA Division I as part of the Mountain West Conference. UNM also operates the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, a major medical education and healthcare provider in the region.

Other uses and notes: The lowercase form unm is sometimes used informally or as a shorthand in non-educational contexts, but the official designation for the university is UNM. In some technical or domain-specific contexts, unm can be an abbreviation for unmanned, or other phrases, depending on usage.