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The University of New Mexico’s Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections  (CSWR) was chosen to receive funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as part of its launch of the Doris Duke Native Oral History Revitalization...

In recent decades, the impacts of wildfires have been felt in many places in the Southwestern United States, but those impacts — including erosion that can turn a heavy rainfall into a life-threatening flood — are felt especially in Native American...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every aspect of life. Many people have made sacrifices and experienced loss, but it is in these times that people are inspired to rise up with the greatest acts of kindness and love. This year the University Libraries...

A new report released by the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) gives a positive outlook for proponents of community solar initiatives. Community solar projects are large-scale facilities that individuals can buy into. They are an...

The University of New Mexico recently announced the appointment of Francisco Galarte as the new director of the Feminist Research Institute. “I am honored to have been selected as the new director for the FRI and build upon the legacy of past directors....

Considering the pressing concern posed by rising sea levels, a critical need exists to precisely predict how quickly sea-level will rise in the next centuries. Reconstructing past sea-level changes during periods when Earth’s climate was warmer than...

The Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections (CSWR) is proud to announce the line-up for the spring 2021 People and Places Lecture series. In accordance to social distancing guidelines, the lecture series will take place online through...

Visiting University of New Mexico Biology associate professor Diana Northup studies the external microbiome of bats at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to detect potential natural defenses against the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes...

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting its research news across campus during the course of the calendar year. Below is a select list of 2020 stories highlighting student, faculty, staff and alumni...

The UNM Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) will soon receive the congressional papers, photographs, audiovisual materials, digital files and memorabilia of New Mexico Senator Tom Udall. Following a distinguished...