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Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Peter J. Fawcett has been elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). This honor is bestowed by the Society Fellowship to recognize the best in their...

Ruby Kraft follows in her alumnus grandfather’s footsteps in the Art Department at The University of New Mexico. Kraft, who recently won a scholarship for drawing, is a senior who looks forward to graduating in December with a B.F.A. in Studio...

The unique, impactful work being done at El Centro de la Raza’s El Puente Research Fellowship is getting additional, well-deserved attention.  Program Director Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera and four Graduate Fellows just highlighted El Puente’s years of...

The University of New Mexico Dean of Students Office announced Paula Smith as the first-ever associate dean of students and director of student rights and responsibilities. The newly-created position is part of the office’s restructuring plan which also...

One University of New Mexico educator is taking on a bold, new national role in the teaching world. Cheryl Torrez, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has...

Scientists from The University of New Mexico (UNM), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets orbit a K dwarf star and belong...

Emmanuel Mitchell, a second-year student majoring in History, with a minor in American Studies, and a student employee for African American Student Services, has been selected to participate in the National Association of Student...

This academic year, one of the Department of History’s faculty members is getting the opportunity to advance her research at one of the country’s most prestigious institutions. Associate Professor of History, Tiffany Florvil, has been selected as one of...

After a highly competitive process, University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has announced the three newest multi-disciplinary teams to join the Grand Challenges program as Level 2 teams, Child Health, Just Transition to Green Energy, and...

Lobo Living Room returns Sept. 6 with a discussion about artificial intelligence featuring faculty members from UNM’s Interdisciplinary Working Group on Algorithmic Justice. Lobo Living Room: The Bits and Bytes of Artifical Intelligence features a...