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Jason Moore, associate professor and chair of the Honors College at The University of New Mexico, is set to lead a team of researchers and students back to the Paraguayan Chaco in 2025 as part of the groundbreaking “Future Fossils on Fans” project. This...

The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy department faculty are leading student interns through a 10-week program designed to introduce them to the academic research process.  

Calling all those interested in environmental science! The Earth and Planetary Sciences department is hosting a free, week-long program that will introduce participants to Earth science data analysis and careers in a fun, inclusive, collaborative...

For Mark Freeland, graduating with his bachelor's degree is a lifelong dream he will soon realize. In just two years, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts, two minors in communication and political science and a certificate in honors...

When Kamyrn Zachek began as a freshman at UNM, there’s a good chance that she may have expected to find a faculty mentor. However, this economics and philosophy student might not have guessed that that mentor would be in a completely different field:...

Evany Lopez, an art history major, is the winner of this year’s UNM Excellence in Undergraduate Arts Research Award. Lopez is also a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow.

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...

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...

From subjects ranging from science to art — taking shape as oral, poster and even audio or visual presentations — research projects from undergraduate students from across The University of New Mexico will be showcased April 11 at the annual...

The University of New Mexico’s Ariana Pritha has been selected for the 2025-2026 Churchill Scholarship. The Winston Churchill Foundation selects 16 scholars in science, math, and engineering every year.