College of Arts & Sciences

Immersed in boredom because of the COVID-19 shutdown, many people are using the extra time on their hands during their isolation at home to get creative. Artists are plying their talents, homeowners are tackling landscaping and home improvement projects...

A wide range of University of New Mexico researchers from across main and north campuses are utilizing UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing resources to study COVID-19. Researchers from...

It was billed as “The Science of Biodiversity,” an open house held recently in the CERIA Building at The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology where millions of plant and animal specimens are housed for research purposes in the museum...

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a corresponding “infodemic,” a surfeit of information and misinformation that makes it difficult for the average American to find the facts they need to navigate the ongoing public health crisis. In an...

The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) invites the public to view its natural history collections on Sunday, March 8 from 12-5 p.m. This second annual event is being called ‘The Science of Biodiversity’ because it will feature scientific research that...

New research published recently in Science Immunology by collaborators Dr. Irene Salinas at The University of New Mexico Biology Department and Dr. J. Oriol Sunyer at the University of Pennsylvania, Veterinary School, brings new importance of immune...

The University of New Mexico's Office of the Vice President for Research and the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department annually compiles a Year-in-Review for its research features during the course of the calendar year. Below is the...

Everyday scientists uncover many negative attributes associated with climate change. As temperatures continue to rise, the effects are subtle in some cases and more dramatic in others. New research conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico...

What’s it like to sleep in space? Have you ever tried a New Mexico chile? Is microgravity as fun as it looks? Those are just a few of the questions students had the opportunity to ask NASA Astronaut Christina Koch aboard the International Space...

Though science has advanced considerably since the days of Charles Darwin, the evolutionary history of life on Earth is still largely a mystery – one being solved incrementally by the dedicated biologists who pore over fossils and genetic data to better...