Schools and Colleges

A new collaborative series between Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico universities will feature research topics every six weeks and will begin on Jan. 29. The first New Mexico Research Spotlight Forum will be from 1-5 p.m. at the Lobo...

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (SA&P) is hosting renowned architect Marc Tsurumaki, AIA, to the school’s auditorium next month.  SA&P announced Tsurumaki will serve as the jury chair and speaker for the Jeff Harnar...

Studying the fundamentals of life – What exactly is it? How did it come into being? – is a practice nearly as ancient as the existence of humankind. Last December, Vice President for Research and Professor Gabriel Lopez led a contingent of faculty and...

Receiving the Churchill Scholarship is an honor bestowed upon a very select cohort of college students from across the U.S. The University of New Mexico’s Esteban Abeyta, a senior biochemistry major and honors minor, can now count himself as one of the...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico are wading through one of the state’s most prolific problems: water resources. Interdisciplinary researchers from across campus published a report titled “New Mexico Water: What Our Next Leaders Need to Know”...

At this very moment, there’s a tower on Sandia Crest sending experimental, high frequency microwaves across the city. Using frequencies outside the range of conventional electronics, this tower is used to collect data on potential electromagnetic signals...

A new study indicates the prevalence rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have now grown to 1 in 40, a jump from the rate of 1 in 65 published just two years ago. Indeed, ASD is now the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder in the U.S.  Social...

People die. All the time. From many causes, including old age, disease, accidents, murder. But researchers can learn from these deaths. Heather Edgar, forensic anthropologist at The University of New Mexico Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) and...

Mehran Tehrani, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to develop new materials that are ductile yet strong.  Such material has potential for...

The deadline is approaching for UNM Undergraduate Students to apply for the Jim & Mary Lois Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award, which specifically recognizes outstanding research efforts of students from all disciplines. After receiving...