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Thanks to the generosity of an Albuquerque couple, The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is now the first school or college in the University to hold an endowed dean’s position. Jim and Ellen King’s gift of $500,000 will create the Jim and...

Michael Devetsikiotis, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the next chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of New Mexico.  Devetsikiotis is a...

Bacteria is such a common part of our world most of us don’t think much about it, but when bacteria grows prolifically on some surfaces it can cause major problems. One example is bacterial growth on a urinary catheter, another is bacterial growth on the...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering recognized the accomplishments of seven of its alumni during its Distinguished Alumni Award event on Oct. 15.  

In an effort to consolidate university efforts with the national laboratories, Provost Chaouki Abdallah announced that Dean of the School of Engineering Joseph Cecchi has been appointed as the new associate provost for national laboratory relations.

For the next few years hundreds of young people will have their brains scanned at the Mind Research Network on the University of New Mexico’s north campus as researchers try to understand precisely how normal young brains rapidly develop the complex...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering seeks nominations for its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. Awards will be given out to alumni from each of the school’s six departments, plus a young alumni award, which can be from any department in the...

It began with a National Science Foundation travel grant to Nepal. Three faculty members from the University of New Mexico and three graduate students spent the winter break between semesters traveling in Nepal, meeting people and talking with potential...

NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected the University of New Mexico for a new cooperative agreement, which includes a three-year, $1.8 million grant, to manage the agency's “Swarmathon" challenge.

José M. Cerrato, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Civil Engineering, has received the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award.