By Felina Martinez, Advance at UNMNovember 11, 2020
Women in STEM researchers from The University of New Mexico's Linguistics department have recently created the Lobo Language Acquisition Lab (LLA LLA), a new research lab focused on child minority language acquisition at The University of New...
University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Linguistics and Hispanic Linguistics Naomi Shin has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. “This award is a tremendous honor to me. I care so deeply about teaching...
While examining how first-generation immigrant communities in New Mexico interact with long-standing northern New Mexican communities, Lillian Gorman found the convergence of cultures affected not only Spanish language use but also views on personal...
Eight faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2020 Women in STEM awards. Their work includes research on the impact of global warming on alpine stream biology, the creation of a better way to identify missing and...
By Felina Martinez, Advance communication internMay 28, 2020
Melanie Moses, a professor of computer science and biology at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded National Science Foundation funding to understand how human lungs...
Makayla Grijalva is probably best known at The University of New Mexico for her work at Advance and the Daily Lobo. She’s skilled at multimedia story-telling through writing, shooting and editing video, photography, live video production, and web and...
Four students at The University of New Mexico are getting real-world experience creating digital and social media content through a multimedia communication internship that recently was cited by the National Science Foundation as a national model for...
The call is open for women faculty in The University of New Mexico’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields to apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2020 Women In STEM awards. New this year, research assistant and associate...
Dr. Paul Platero, Edge of the Water Clan, died Nov. 16 in an automobile accident. Platero served as director of the Navajo Language Program at The University of New Mexico from 2007 – 2014. Platero grew up in Canoncito, now Tohajiilee, about 30 miles...
To understand the power of a movement that began in 2013, we have to jump back nearly 400 years and grasp onto perhaps the same struggle the Black community fought then; the idea that all people should be treated fairly in the eyes of the law and in...
The piano is inherently a European male-centric occupation. The instrument was invented in Italy by a man. The most famous pianists in the world, such as Schnabel, Horowitz, and Rachmaninoff, were all European men. The illustrious Three Bs of piano music...
The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...
A parking lot on the University of New Mexico’s Central Campus has been partially turned into a COVID-19 testing site for students. “This is a preventative measure as part of our Bring Back the Pack initiative,” said Byron Piatt, the UNM Emergency...
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...
The University of New Mexico is once again offering The Lobo First-Year Promise for Fall 2021. Qualified first-time freshmen who have graduated from a New Mexico high school and have an annual family income of $50,000—roughly the state’s median family...
The continued pandemic this fall has presented many challenges for students, faculty and staff regarding The University of New Mexico’s hybrid education model. To help address those challenges, UNM has made it easy for students to use the Enrollment...
In 1896, a team known as the Hyde Exploring Expedition began excavating Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. As they worked, they numbered the rooms, including one they labeled Room 28, which had a burned roof and walls. They were about to move on to excavate...
Through virtual workshops, students learned how to fold the bags and heard a bit of history on Luminarias and Farolitos. It's part of the 2020 virtual edition of UNM's Hanging of the Greens tradition.
COVID-19 screening stickers peeled off UNMH badges and put on hospital signs remind first responders and practitioners how much they mean to our community.
For the second year in a row the Salsa Showdown helped kick off this year’s UNM Gives Campaign, which began Oct. 1. For more information, visit UNM Gives Campaign at https://unmgives.unm.edu/.
