The UNM Grand Challenge focused on sustainable water resources is seeing great success in its first two years of establishment – cultivating collaborative partnerships across campus and increasing visibility of research. “It’s incredible to see the...
The Colorado River is in trouble and preserving its waters is essential for nearly 40 million people across Northern America. That’s the message of an editorial by John Fleck, director of the UNM Water Resource Program, in the May 28 issue of Science...
Two undergraduate students at The University of New Mexico are hoping to pass their excitement for water and scientific discovery on to the next generation. Taylor Busch (a senior) and Derek Capitan (a junior) are students in the Department of Civil,...
Right now, 99.7 percent of New Mexico is in a severe drought, 82.2 percent is in extreme drought and 53.4 percent is facing exceptional drought – all of which create considerable strain on local communities, agricultural efforts and wildlife. In the...
Researchers at The University of New Mexico examined the effects of consuming cannabis on nausea symptoms from five minutes to one-hour post-cannabis consumption and showed that using Cannabis results in an average symptom improvement of nearly 4 points...
A forum to address constituent safety concerns at the University of New Mexico is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB), Ballroom B, with members of the University of New Mexico Police Department (UNMPD), Albuquerque...
Construction work to transform a highly visible address bounding UNM’s main campus, the northwest corner of Central Ave. and Girard Blvd., will begin construction on Monday July 25. “The Central/Girard intersection is a visual gateway to campus,...
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...
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...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
“The Hispanic culture is rich in tradition. That’s what makes us unique – New Mexico is a perfect example of that.” The University of New Mexico Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo "Cheo" Torres said it best, pointing to the array of traditions...
By Lawrence Guy Straus, Emeritus Leslie Spier Distinguished ProfessorJune 22, 2021
Philip Bock, Presidential Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, died in Albuquerque on June 16, 2021. Born in 1934, Bock’s death leaves gaping holes in many domains: the ethnography of the Micmac in Quebec and peasant...
Incoming high school seniors are being given an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in scientific methods thanks to a new program at UNM funded by the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor, Terefe Habteyes in the Department of...
The University of New Mexico celebrated the graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 inside University Arena, The Pit for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. Congratulations to one and all!!
