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In the modern undergraduate engineering curriculum, design projects — where students apply their technical knowledge and creativity to solving real-life challenges — are an important part of preparing students for future careers. However, these design...

Nine University of New Mexico scientists’ research was recently featured in Nature Communications -- a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to covering research in all areas of the biological, physical, chemical and Earth sciences. UNM Assistant Professor...

Women STEM faculty at UNM can now apply for a variety of grants as part of the third annual Women in STEM awards. The grants are supported by through an anonymous gift made to UNM to support research by, and professorships for, women faculty in Science,...

Innovative research requires a sophisticated infrastructure to support it. This is why The University of New Mexico invested $25.5 million to renovate the Farris Engineering Center, now open after nearly 18 months of construction. The renovated building...

Men, women and their families arrived in large numbers to northern California with the dream of striking it rich during the mid-19th century. What most people don’t know about the California Gold Rush is that exotic animals became as much a part of the...

There are more than eight million species of living things on Earth, but none of them — from 100-foot blue whales to microscopic bacteria — has an advantage over the others in the universal struggle for existence. In a paper published today (Jan. 8) in...

The University of New Mexico’s research at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon was recently honored with a Field Discovery Award at the Shanghai Archaeological Forum. The project is one of 10 chosen from more than 100 projects around the world. “Their...

The University of New Mexico's Office of the Vice President for Research and the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department annually compile a list of its top-10 research news stories during the course of the year. Below is the list of...

In a lot of ways, understanding quantum mechanical equations in an effort to predict what will happen between reactants such as atoms and molecules resulting in complex phenomena in chemistry can be exhausting, and mind boggling to many. Yet, without the...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico are part of a team of scholars looking for more efficient ways to heat, cool and ventilate buildings. Recently, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $20 million in funding for 15...