College of Arts & Sciences

James L. Thomas, associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at The University of New Mexico associate professor, assisted by local high school student Ennis Quinn, has been using computational modeling to explain unusual patterns in...

Despite the fact that women tend to outlive men in almost all societies, they experience more sickness along the way. This so-called ‘gender-health’ paradox has long puzzled researchers. Biological differences between the sexes – females’ higher body fat...

One can tell a lot from the composition of the gasses coming from active volcanoes about what is happening deep beneath. It is even possible to predict when an active volcano will erupt causing widespread damage, yet gathering this critical data can be...

A group of researchers from The University of New Mexico Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, led by Distinguished Professor Hua Guo, have teamed up with colleagues from Texas A&M University to understand more about the photochemistry of Earth’s...

Many people believe that Ancestral Pueblo diets were almost solely dominated by run-of-the-mill foods like maize and rabbits. But archaeologists are turning that stereotype around. In early archaeological sites in the Middle Rio Grande basin of central...

During this year’s general election, voters statewide have the opportunity to help The University of New Mexico upgrade several old and outdated laboratories in a number of key areas across campus with the passage of GO Bond C including the Department of...

Jane Lancaster, Distinguished Professor Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been honored in the latest edition of Human Nature, the interdisciplinary journal she founded in 1990. Lancaster arrived at the UNM Anthropology department in 1985 and...

It’s called PAÍS, a Spanish name meaning country or nation. It is a reflection of The University of New Mexico’s commitment to share research and space while recognizing UNM as a Carnegie I research and Hispanic-serving institution. It’s also UNM’s...

The day after a rare snowstorm hit the state in early September with snow, cold, and gusts up to 70 mph, The University of New Mexico student Jenna McCullough received an email with a report of dead birds at the Tijeras ranger station. It was her first...

A new report on biological collections from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine points to the need for sustainability, digitization, recruitment of a diverse workforce, and infrastructure upgrades to meet the challenges now...