Faculty News

Patrick Bridges has been appointed as the interim director of the UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC). Bridges is an associate professor and associate chair of the department of Computer Science. His research interests are broadly ...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) is requesting project proposals from UNM departments that address historical and emerging trends relating to the peoples and cultures of the greater Southwest. Those who submit proposals may apply for funding for...

It's something we take for granted every single day. You turn on the sink or shower and have clean running water. It's a daily necessity. But do you ever wonder where that water comes from? It turns out there's a battle brewing behind the scenes to keep...

The Center for Teaching and Learning recently announced the Teaching Fellows Award recipients for 2016-17. Recipients include: Justine Andrews, Leandra Boucheron, Erik Erhardt, Les Field, Dawn Nordquist, and Daniel Wolne. The recipients will be honored...

Called the ‘Dean of Chicano writers’, University of New Mexico Professor Emeritus and author Rudolfo Anaya is being honored by President Obama as one of 12 recipients of the 2015 National Humanities Medal.

Nominations for the Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award are now being accepted through Monday, Sept. 26, by The University of New Mexico’s Office of the President. The award, which recognizes the volunteer service work done by members of the UNM...

A researcher from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering will be the lead investigator on a three-year study funded by the National Science Foundation that will examine links among some common and incurable neurodegenerative disorders. The...

When fires break out, it’s not always flames that do the only damage – sometimes the scorched earth can cause even more destruction in the form of landslides. That’s why Chris Lippitt, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at The University of New Mexico, is working on a project that would give emergency management crews state-of-the-art imaging technology to mitigate potential slides before they happen.

Barbara McCrady, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Director of UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), received the Research Society on Alcoholism RSA Marlatt Mentorship Award at the RSA’s annual meeting in New...

After a nationwide search, Luis Campos, associate professor of the history of science at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to serve as the next Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.