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The University of New Mexico Department of Geography and Environmental Studies granted its first doctoral degree at the end of the Summer 2024 semester. Daniel Beene received his Ph.D. after completing his dissertation titled “Critical Geospatial Data...

Babies born with weights less than 5 lbs 8 ounces (2,500 grams), can face a host of health challenges and an increased risk for chronic health problems like diabetes and heart disease later in life. Now, for the first time, researchers at The University...

An upcoming conference at UNM is focusing on the future of water and all that depends on it across the Americas. The Transect of the Americas Symposium: Water & Climate Change Across the Americas: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Headwater Dependent...

Albuquerque locals are invited to join The University of New Mexico R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography in the City Nature Challenge.  If you can download an app and take photos, you can help protect biodiversity in Albuquerque. It’s as easy as...

What would happen if a volcano were to erupt tomorrow in New Mexico? How prepared as we as a society for an event like this to occur? When volcanic unrest occurs, both academic and government agencies need to have advanced fundamental understanding of...

The R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography is seeking applications for faculty affiliation. Any University of New Mexico faculty member or postdoctoral fellow with an interest in community-engaged teaching, research, or mapping is encouraged to...

Environmental justice and gender violence may seem like separate issues, but a new paper from a University of New Mexico professor argues the two are closely linked.

It’s a full week to celebrate and recognize the land we stand on in New Mexico and beyond. In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 14-18 and Geographic Information System (GIS) Day, Nov. 16, The University of New Mexico’s...

Twelve faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2022 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will look at patterns of cancer disparities in New Mexico, consider an interdisciplinary lens for algorithmic justice, examine...

The Center for Community Geography at The University of New Mexico is hosting a workshop later this month, a great opportunity for people outside the University to learn about new initiatives in community geography, and for students and faculty to hear...