Faculty News

Ellen Fisher, vice president for Research and professor of Chemistry at The University of New Mexico, announced that Professor David Hanson from Biology and Associate Professor Melissa Emery Thompson from Anthropology have been named interim Assistant...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Asso­ci­a­tion has announced the award recipients of the 2020 – 2021 UNM Alumni Awards. These honorees are a culmination of two years in the waiting with seven of its pres­ti­gious annual awards and one inaugural award...

Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) recently announced Cynthia Rooney, chancellor of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, received the Institutional Leadership Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). “Her...

He’s lived on the streets of Baltimore, performed all over the world, taught in the halls of The University of New Mexico, and now he’s on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. UNM Music Professor, Dr. Richard White (R.A.W. Tuba) continues to reach new...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has announced the names of four finalists for the dean’s position at the School of Law. The finalists include:  Jason Czarnezki – the Gilbert and Sarah...

For the last 11 years, Tracy Jaramillo has been the passion and dedication behind UNM-Taos Kid’s Campus and the Early Childhood Education program. Now, Jaramillo is set to retire this month. "We applaud her vision, purpose and everything she has done...

From the streets of Baltimore, Maryland to the campus of The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Professor, Dr. Richard White (R.A.W. Tuba) continues to make headlines. The most recent is the publishing of his autobiography, ‘I’m Possible’. ‘I’m...

President Joe Biden recently nominated five individuals to fill key roles within his administration – including one Lobo. Robert Otto Valdez is the new nominee for Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The ASPE works as an advisor to...

A faculty member from The University of New Mexico is one of the researchers on a recently-funded National Science Foundation project that focuses on carbon capture and conversion in manufacturing. Shuya Wei, an assistant professor in the Department...

When Felisa Smith, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of New Mexico, explains what her new book is about, she quotes Churchill and Shakespeare. The book, Mammalian Paleoecology: Using the Past to...