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Stephen Porter, a graduate student in the Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award. Porter, a Ph.D....

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two journalists, Lauren Villagran of USA Today and Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times, about their yearlong investigation into a spike in migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico...

The University of New Mexico is playing an integral role in the well-being of the residents across the state. The Center for Social Policy (CSP), led by Political Science Professor Gabriel Sanchez, just provided the City of Santa Fe with data from the...

Building on its previous surveys of UNM faculty, Advance at UNM is conducting a comprehensive climate survey with the goal of understanding and improving programs to recruit, retain and support all faculty. The survey of full-time main campus faculty is...

Although volcanoes have been extensively studied, unraveling the mysteries of the underlying magma transport proves to be a challenging pursuit. Grant Block, a graduate student in The University of New Mexico's Department of Physics...

Mubarak Hussain Syed, assistant professor of Biology and head of the Syed Neural Diversity Lab at The University of New Mexico, has been named as a 2023 Young Investigator grantee by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. This year’s funding will...

Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at The University of New Mexico, has been inducted into the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Hall of Fame. The first class of ASEE Hall of Fame members in 30 years was...

The University of New Mexico Facilities Management (FM) announces the appointment of Richard Henrard as the new senior associate director of Facilities Management. Henrard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role, having spent several...

A new report was released today analyzing the entire University of New Mexico system and quantified its impact on the New Mexico economy during academic year 2022. As one of New Mexico’s major employers, UNM enhances workforce productivity, improves...

The UNM School of Engineering hosted its annual Distinguished Alumni Award event on Nov. 17 to recognize the achievements of some of its outstanding graduates. The award ceremony was held at Sandia Resort and Casino and was hosted by Donna Riley, Jim and...