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On Wednesday, middle-school students created space suit design samples and faced off in a friendly competition to test their suit's durability. The students were given a budget to "buy" materials including copy paper, aluminum foil, paper plates, duct ...

Donour Sizemore will put the pedal to the metal next week when he combines his passion for sports car racing with his technical expertise in computer science and start work at Michael Waltrip Racing, a professional racing team competing in the NASCAR ...

The University of New Mexico is not just a foremost educational institution for students in the community. It's also a prime moneymaker for the state. A new study from the University's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) shows how the ...

University of New Mexico Sr. Research Scientist Jack Baker has been selected to serve on the National Academy of the Science's (NAS) Panel to Review the 2010 Census, a committee convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT). The CNSTAT ...

The new UNM Sci­ence and Math­e­mat­ics Learn­ing Cen­ter was formally opened on Friday, March 4 with a short ribbon cutting ceremony and the traditional speeches. The 62,000 square foot build­ing houses class­rooms and teach­ing lab­o­ra­to­ries for the ...

Elections in New Mexico have been run with more security and fewer complications in recent years, according to UNM Political Science Professor Lonna Atkeson, as published in her recent report titled, "2010 New Mexico Election Administration Report." The ...

Chair and Professor of Computer Science Stephanie Forrest received a $3.2 million grant from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to lead a team to develop resilient, automated computer security systems.The team, comprised of computer ...

The Science & Society Distinguished Public Talks Series presents, "Dealing with Danger: How Inner City Youth Cope with the Violence that Surrounds Them," a talk with Howard Pinderhughes on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. A meet and greet will also be held ...

Political Science Professor Lonna Atkeson will receive the "Jack Taylor Award" from Common Cause New Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 16, at the organization's 40th anniversary luncheon to be held at the UNM Continuing Education Building, 1634 University Boulevard ...

Anthropology, , University of Kansas.">The Science & Society Distinguished Public Talks Series presents "Who Says Neandertals Are So Different?" with David Frayer, professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 5 ...