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Researchers from The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering are part of a 14-university team that will seek to improve capabilities to monitor the global nuclear fuel cycle, with the overall charge of boosting nuclear safety. UNM is...

A type of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) known as drones are the subject of increased scientific research as their use increases and becomes more diverse. Recent news stories have featured drones being used to transport medical supplies in Africa,...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes announced recently three institutional Grand Challenges that will bring researchers and scholars together in multi-disciplinary teams to collaboratively address some of New Mexico’s most pressing...

University of New Mexico Associate professor Cathy Binger will lend her expertise to the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at its annual conference.  Binger, a faculty member in the UNM Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, is...

The University of New Mexico’s new Physics and Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science building (PAÍS) was designed to improve the way student and faculty conduct research, and serve as a hub for cross-discipline collaboration on campus. The project...

Women faculty in the STEM fields at The University of New Mexico can now apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2019 Women In STEM awards. Three types of grants will be awarded through the program. They are travel awards to foster collaborations,...

What do wedding photos, dance cards, queer memorabilia and the infamous Love/Lust poem have in common? That’s the question UNM archivists will answer at an upcoming Valentine’s Day event.  Love in the Archives is happening Feb. 14 at the Center for...

Imagine being able to see objects that are invisible to the human eye and in fact 100,000 times smaller than a human hair. Seeing matter at this tiny level — the atomic level — has broad applications for research, ranging from drug delivery to improving...

The XLVIII Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture will feature Professor Robert K. Hitchcock, who will discuss the “Plight of the Kalahari San: Hunter-Gatherers in a Globalized World,” on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the UNM...

For students at The University of New Mexico, coming here isn’t just about being here. It’s about broadening your outlook and that’s exactly what students participating in the Himalayan Study Abroad Program have done. With the program, an...