Research

A new collaborative series between Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico universities will feature research topics every six weeks and will begin on Jan. 29. The first New Mexico Research Spotlight Forum will be from 1-5 p.m. at the Lobo...

Studying the fundamentals of life – What exactly is it? How did it come into being? – is a practice nearly as ancient as the existence of humankind. Last December, Vice President for Research and Professor Gabriel Lopez led a contingent of faculty and...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico are wading through one of the state’s most prolific problems: water resources. Interdisciplinary researchers from across campus published a report titled “New Mexico Water: What Our Next Leaders Need to Know”...

At this very moment, there’s a tower on Sandia Crest sending experimental, high frequency microwaves across the city. Using frequencies outside the range of conventional electronics, this tower is used to collect data on potential electromagnetic signals...

People die. All the time. From many causes, including old age, disease, accidents, murder. But researchers can learn from these deaths. Heather Edgar, forensic anthropologist at The University of New Mexico Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) and...

Mehran Tehrani, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to develop new materials that are ductile yet strong.  Such material has potential for...

The deadline is approaching for UNM Undergraduate Students to apply for the Jim & Mary Lois Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award, which specifically recognizes outstanding research efforts of students from all disciplines. After receiving...

The University of New Mexico Libraries’ Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) is announcing its spring People and Places lecture series lineup.  All lectures in the series are free and open to the public and will be held in the...

Following a competitive search, Derek A. Hamilton has been named assistant vice president for research at The University of New Mexico effective Jan. 1, 2019. “I am very pleased that Dr. Hamilton agreed to join UNM’s research leadership team,” said...

The University of New Mexico's Office of the Vice President for Research and the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department annually compile a list of its top-10 research features during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's...