Research

The University of New Mexico Grand Challenges program announces the addition of six new dynamic teams. The newly formed cohort of innovative teams has been competitively selected to embark on the exciting journey of the Grand Challenges Level 1 program...

Stacie Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of New Mexico, has been named the recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Robert J Barker Graduate Student Award for Excellence...

Every year, University of New Mexico undergraduate students work with faculty on their research topic of choice during the annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC). UROC is a professional research conference that spotlights...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced that Joan Bybee, distinguished professor emerita of UNM Linguistics, has been elected to the Academy as part of the 2025 class. She joins a renowned group of nearly 250 leaders from across the...

New Mexico has long been a leader in radio astronomy, with the iconic Very Large Array (VLA) standing as a symbol of scientific innovation for nearly 50 years. Operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), the VLA remains one of the most...

Tsé Yaa Kin or Mummy Cave, is an alcove village revered by Indigenous people as an ancestral place. TséYaa Kin means “House Under the Rock” and is aptly named. The 1,700-year-old site is nestled in the center of a 1,000-foot vertical...

In an era where data is currency and attention spans are fleeting; successful brands aren’t just targeting consumers—they're anticipating them. From personalized ads that seem to read your mind to campaigns timed perfectly to your daily routine,...

From Shiraz, Iran to Albuquerque to the moon is the trajectory of Hamideh Shojaeian, a Grand Challenges graduate fellow working with the Sustainable Space Research team. Shojaeian recently placed first in the University of New Mexico’s Graduate Poster...

When a diorama, a living wall made of chia seeds and a video featuring a UNM water plant operator all come together, it can mean only one thing: the annual Undergraduate Water and Climate Science Communication Fellowship presentations, held recently at...

Imagine a world without cancer. That dream may still be out of reach, but researchers at The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center are moving the needle—one clinical trial, one vaccine, one algorithm at a time. In the latest episode of...