Faculty News

The National Science Foundation has awarded researchers at New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR), The University of New Mexico (UNM) and partner institutions a total of $739,619 in research grants to address the...

As COVID-19 swept across the world this year, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, it quickly became clear that one essential factor for controlling its spread is the ability to rapidly and accurately test for the virus causing it, SARS-CoV-2, as...

After over 25 years at The University of New Mexico, Associate Vice President for Research and Physics & Astronomy Professor Patricia Henning is taking on a leadership position at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). She recently was named...

Olivia Tucker has joined The University of New Mexico Fine Arts College faculty in the Instrumental Music program as an assistant professor of Music Education. She started her music teaching career as a band teacher at middle and high schools but...

New Mexico’s Public Education Department (NMPED) invested in aspiring teachers this summer – helping fund the Albuquerque Teacher Residency Partnership (ATRP) program with a more than $250,000 grant. ATRP is a collaboration between The University of New...

Dogs have been companions to humans for centuries and played many roles as guardians, pets, hunting companions, and more. University of New Mexico Archaeology student Victoria Monagle has examined these relationships and recently collaborated with...

When radioactive materials are released into the environment after, for example, above-ground nuclear testing, they may be then accumulated in various organisms through breathing air, or via ingestion of water, sediments and plants. A group of...

This is the last month UNM faculty and staff can subscribe to the 2020-2021 Popejoy Presents season in Popejoy Hall at half price and secure their seats for Hamilton. Broadway in New Mexico subscribers are guaranteed seats to Hamilton, which has been a...

A University of New Mexico research center has recently been awarded a $19 million award to conduct communications, positioning, navigation and timing projects, which have been deemed a priority to the U.S. Space Force and other military and governmental...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37,968 people in the US were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during 2018. In this same year, at least 15,820 HIV-positive Americans died. Modern medicine has made impressive...