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Most of us can point to at least one: the teacher we will never forget. The “O Captain, my Captain…” who set the bar higher and opened us up to new worlds and ideas. For The University of New Mexico alumna Ivonne Orozco Acosta, that teacher was Mr....

The University of California (UC) unveiled the University Climate Change Coalition, or UC3, a bold new coalition of 13 leading North American research universities that will prototype a collaborative model designed to help local communities achieve their...

For years, scientists have long wrestled with the control and manipulation of light, a long-standing scientific ambition with major implications for the development of technology. With the growth in nanophotonics, scientists are making gains faster than...

Brian Urlacher, who in December became the first Lobo enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, was named as one of eight inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  The announcement will be made by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as a part of...

One of the keys to successful work in a community-engaged  approach to preventing disease and promoting healthy living is the creation of mutually beneficial partnerships. In community-based research, the inclusion of participants in every aspect of a...

Barbara Brown Simmons has orchestrated many events that are forever part of The University of New Mexico’s historical fabric. Her recent oral history project immortalizes these events, making sure important parts of the University’s history—and the...

Coming out of the last glacial period, there was a sudden climate reversal observed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. The cause of these changes during this interval so enigmatic, so much so, the interval was informally...

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...

The people of Santa Fe were seeing red on Monday. Dozens of The University of New Mexico’s departments, programs and student groups gathered at the State Capital Building to celebrate all things UNM with legislators and community leaders. UNM Day, is an...