This summer, middle and high school students from around New Mexico took part in a unique field trip to pique their interest in engineering and science fields, thanks to a partnership between The University of New Mexico School of Engineering and the...
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...
Liping Yang, assistant professor of Geographic Information Science (GIScience) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at The University of New Mexico, was chosen to participate in the 2022 cohort of the TRELIS project, Training and...
A new internship program launched this summer at UNM is introducing undergraduate college students to the field of Geographic Information Science (GIS) and how it can be used to address health disparities in underserved communities. Through an intensive...
Research has shown that there is a strong positive connection between library instruction and students’ confidence in their ability to achieve long-term academic success. It is because of this connection that the College of University Libraries &...
The School of Engineering welcomes several new leaders this academic year, as well as promotions of its faculty. Professor Sang M. Han begins a four-year term as chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Professor Lydia Tapia...
Spectra Gallery, housed in the Honors College at The University of New Mexico, hosts an art installation by Anna Westfall titled Bright Field. The exhibition opened in August and will be on exhibit through Oct. 7, 2022. It is open to the...
This week on New Mexico in Focus, NMPBS celebrates five years of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future.” This local series explores the state’s rivers and landscapes with an eye toward understanding issues like climate change,...
The University of New Mexico’s English Department is launching its Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication (GCERT TPC) this month. Now open to applicants, the 15-credit certificate is designed to prepare community members who...
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!!
