Health Sciences Center

Eric R. Prossnitz, a distinguished professor at The University of New Mexico, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

At The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center (HSC), 2025 was a year of groundbreaking research.

Attacks on health care workers continue to be a problem faced by hospital systems across the nation. To better ensure the safety of employees and providers, The University of New Mexico Hospital has implemented the Workplace Violence Program, a proactive...

Following the events of Friday, there has been an emphasis on mental health. The University of New Mexico has no shortage of experts and researchers who study the impacts of traumatic events on the mind, body, and community. 

The University of New Mexico Office of Academic Affairs has announced that five faculty members — whose expertise ranges from hantavirus to Heidegger — have been promoted to the rank of distinguished professor. The 2025 distinguished professor class is...

As part of the University of New Mexico’s continued growth and evolution, construction projects will be underway throughout the summer of 2025 as things quiet down at the Albuquerque and Branch Campuses. Outdated structures will be replaced with...

Like most kids his age, at 13-years-old, Josh Marquez was much more interested in landing kick-flips on a skateboard than studying for school. Today, he is preparing to graduate from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine with a Doctor of...

While other 8-year-old kids played at the park with their parents, Diana Martinez-Nava had other responsibilities.  Before fully learning how to read and write herself, she was in charge of interpreting for her father and mother during their medical...

Ramon Baca was 7-years-old when a childhood injury shifted how he saw nursing. “I thought only women could be nurses,” he remembered telling the male nurse treating his broken wrist. The nurse laughed and replied, “We all take care of people...

As Sofia Olay prepares to walk across the graduation stage with a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from The University of New Mexico College of Population Health (COPH), she’ll carry with her more than a diploma. She carries a sense of purpose,...