UNM’s Solar Splash team finishes fourth overall in national contest
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UNM wins Outstanding Solar System Design Award, other honors, at International Solar Splash!

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Rocket team pleased with Spaceport America Cup debut results, looking forward to next year
July 18, 2019
The University of New Mexico’s Lobo Launch rocket team placed No. 5 overall and No. 3 in its height class out of 120 teams from 14 countries in the June 18-22 Spaceport America Cup near Las Cruces. Read More...

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UNM’s Solar Splash team finishes fourth overall in national contest
June 20, 2019
The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team finished in fourth place overall in the national Solar Splash contest in Springfield, Ohio, in addition to winning other awards. Read More...

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Research institute brings young scholars from around the U.S. to UNM
June 19, 2019
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is again partnering with Sandia National Laboratories’ Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics (NOMAD) Summer Research Institute. Read More...

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