As The University of New Mexico gears up for a hybrid fall semester, one like we’ve never seen before, behind the scenes takes innovation, creativity and a lot of moving parts to make sure buildings, classrooms and office spaces are ready for Lobos to...
University of New Mexico Professor Felisa A. Smith was recognized recently for her contributions to the paleontology community with her selection as a Fellow of the Paleontological Society.
The Paleontological Society is an international nonprofit...
Inequality. Racism. Oppression. Resistance. These are the words penetrating news media across the United States as the country wages war against systemic patterns of disparity.
From peaceful protests to violent clashes, society is slowly breathing life...
Can you hold a successful international scientific conference amid a global pandemic? Yes! Establishing a new tradition of collaboration and research excellence, the Virtual SynCell2020 Symposium was held online in late-May with 715 registered virtual...
Depression is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S., affecting roughly 1 in 5 adults and is at the core of numerous other health conditions, including cancer, substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, diabetes,...
The 21st century has already seen multiple major new disease outbreaks, from SARS and MERS to Ebola and Zika, culminating in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The global human suffering, economic damage, and social disruption the global population is...
The first cohort of students will enter The University of New Mexico's doctoral program in Geography this fall, a new degree that will be offered jointly with New Mexico State University. This will be the first Ph.D. program in Geography offered at any...
Eight faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2020 Women in STEM awards. Their work includes research on the impact of global warming on alpine stream biology, the creation of a better way to identify missing and...
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will fund digitization of museum mammal collections at the Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico (UNM) and University of Michigan through a collaboration with scientists at three other...