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Six years ago, UNM was given an extraordinary opportunity by the U.S. Department of Education. The University believed it could more successfully educate Hispanic and low-income students in the fields of STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math....

UNM-Valencia Professor Miriam Chávez recently received the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award...

Their website claims the “Breaking Math” podcast breaks down difficult mathematical concepts for all to understand. But spend just two minutes with hosts Jonathan Baca and Gabriel Hesch, and it’s clear their passion for teaching reaches far beyond the...

A group of UNM professors has received the 2017 Women in STEM awards to honor their research in diverse areas of inquiry, including bioengineering, exercise science, biology, linguistics, political science and astronomy and physics. Among other topics,...

The University of New Mexico Global Education Office is granting partial scholarships for UNM undergraduate-women, in the STEM +Architecture (STEM+A) fields, to participate in an international high-impact academic professionalization program—The...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus a grant of $1 million to provide STEM scholarships for students. The Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant...

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base and The University of New Mexico have established a successful UNM+AFRL Mentoring program that promises benefits to the community and the nation.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded The University of New Mexico-Valencia campus a nearly $5 million Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and Articulation Programs (HSI-STEM) grant.  

An interdisciplinary team of University of New Mexico faculty recently secured a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation through the NSF Advance program for institutional transformation. The project, to be called Advance at...

The University of New Mexico has encouraged students to get involved this summer through various university programs and events. One of the events UNM is hosting, before the fall semester starts, is the “Discover Your Science Exploration Festival” for...