College of Arts & Sciences

Researchers in the Salinas Lab in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Biology have discovered an immune structure in the nasal cavities of rainbow trout that scientists previously didn’t know existed. The new knowledge will allow fish...

William Pockman, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, has received a grant from the Department of Energy for $999,990 for a research project titled Empirical measurements and model representation of hydraulic redistribution as a control...

A team of scientists at The University of New Mexico is experimenting and learning about reforestation and the challenges presented by several environmental factors in the semi-arid southwestern United States where planted conifer seedling survival is...

Among the many programs for student researchers at The University of New Mexico, the only school in the state with the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, is the Undergraduate Research Training...

Are elephants important? How about rhinoceros? Or lions? What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals? New research by Professor of Biology Felisa Smith at the University of New Mexico shows the profound impacts of losing large-bodied...

In recognition of her outstanding research in Mammalogy over a period of at least 10 years, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico Felisa Smith has received the 2022 C. Hart Merriam Award from the American Society of Mammalogists. Smith,...

A team from The University of New Mexico is among the scientists and artists who will participate in an exhibition at ¡Explora! that launches with events for the whole family. The exhibition, Shared.Futures, kicks off with Meet a Scientist/Artist...

The Sustainability Studies Program hosts a free workshop, Solar Charging for Powered Wheelchairs, on Monday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Room B90 in the University Advisement & Enrichment Center. The Sustainability Studies Program welcomes anyone...

Twelve faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2022 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will look at patterns of cancer disparities in New Mexico, consider an interdisciplinary lens for algorithmic justice, examine...

Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, and his students, many of them undergraduates, are investigating the genetic and molecular mechanics regulating neural diversity ̶ from stem cells to neural...