Research

The White House named two University of New Mexico faculty members recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), widely recognized as the highest honor bestowed upon early-career scientists and engineers....

The University of New Mexico Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research (SEV LTER) program has received renewed funding for six years for $7.65 million from the National Science Foundation, along with matching funds from the State of New Mexico Technology...

Armed with a 3D concrete printer, careful measuring tools, and just the right ingredients, a team at The University of New Mexico has worked hard to design the construction building blocks of the future. Now, their bendable concrete material design is...

Hummingbirds are extremely small but remarkably tough. Some species make annual migrations of over 9,000 km a year (about 5,590 miles). Their journeys are largely fueled by nectar, which is sipped from wildflowers and converted to fat. But climate...

UNM ‘s Just Transition Grand Challenge recently hosted Dr. Noah Kaufman, co-chair of the Resilient Energy Economies Initiative for a lecture. The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative, funds a series of research projects to support fossil fuel-dependent...

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting both its general and research news and feature stories across campus during the course of the calendar year.  In this 2024 Research Year-in-Review, The...

Each year, The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center (HSC) makes new strides in health care, health research and workforce expansion. Highlighted below are some of the HSC’s crowning achievements in 2024, including starting construction on a...

Working with Dell Technologies and NASA, Computer Science undergraduate students from The University of New Mexico achieved recognition in two major competitions. These teams represent UNM’s commitment to preparing New Mexico students for high-tech...

The number one stressor across the globe is money, and New Mexico is no stranger to financial pressure. New Mexico has one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, and policy makers have been trying to address this with different policies and...

The Moon has both a South and North Pole, but just how cold are they? For context, Antarctica's coastal temperatures average around 14°F (-10°C), while the interior drops to -76°F (-60°C), making Earth's South Pole one of the coldest places on the...