Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences

It’s about making a week of awareness into a daily practice. University of New Mexico Nutrition and Dietetics professors Diana Gonzales-Pacheco and Debbie Luffey are fighting against malnutrition in New Mexico. Malnutrition is defined as a situation...

The College of Education and Human Sciences is deeply saddened by the death of our former colleague Alfredo Martinez. Dr. Martinez recently retired from the faculty of the Sport Administration Program in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences...

The Stadium Managers Association (SMA) recently awarded University of New Mexico doctoral student Hongyoung Kim with its highest honor, the Ron Labinski scholarship in recognition of Kim’s academic and professional excellence in pursuing his Ph.D. Kim...

The Phi Kappa Phi UNM Chapter recently participated in a "highway clean-up" in collaboration with the UNM Exercise Science Club. The group says their goals are to make an impact on the cleanliness of the community, educate others about the...

Len Kravitz, professor of Exercise Science in UNM Department of Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences (HESS) was awarded a Delegates Choice 2021 International Presenter of the Year Award from the Canadian Fitness Professional organization...

John Barnes, professor of Sports Administration at The University of New Mexico, will represent UNM overseas next year on a Fulbright Scholarship. He is traveling to Hungary during the Spring 2023 semester to complete research and teach classes on...

With a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases and as vaccination rates stall in parts of the country, questions surrounding the level of protection offered by vaccines remain prominent. One researcher at The University of New Mexico is taking that question...

In less than 24 hours the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games will begin and athletes from across the globe will compete at the highest level, including former Lobo runner Josh Kerr. To prepare for weather conditions in Tokyo, Kerr turned to The University of New...

The Exercise Physiology Lab is one of The University of New Mexico’s very own hidden gems serving as a teaching, research and clinical facility for students, staff, faculty and individuals in the community across the state. Housed within UNM’s College...

Walk into Associate Professor John Barnes’ office in the basement of Johnson Gym and you can’t help but feel Lobo pride. The walls and shelves hold memorabilia from his nearly two decades of learning and teaching at The University of New Mexico. Now, his...