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Just 41 light years from Earth is an exoplanet so incredibly hot scientists didn’t think it could maintain an atmosphere, but a recent study published in Nature by a national team of scientists suggests 55 Cancri e may be the first rocky exoplanet...

The newly released New Mexico Election Study (NMES) reveals a successful general election in 2022, meaning the election was run well with strong security to protect the system against fraud, while also having many opportunities to ensure voter...

What do doughnut economics, a middle school lesson plan and tiny cow graphics all have in common? All of these things were represented in various projects as part of the 2024 UNM Undergraduate Water Science Communication Fellowship presentations held...

While there’s a strong determination worldwide to return to a new normal in a post-COVID world, the pandemic is nearly impossible to forget. A large amount of data also provides insight we may not want to move past just yet–how we handled it.  UNM...

One UNM political science professor is continuing her teaching beyond a typical classroom in the Social Sciences Building.  Associate Professor Jessica Feezell is sharing thoughtful research and discussion with the greater Albuquerque community thanks...

A researcher from UNM’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is part of a team receiving $36.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of reducing the cost of clean hydrogen and advancing electrolysis technologies to improve...

Quantum research could be the key to unlocking society’s next major technological advancement and demand for the skills and expertise required for such work is sure to grow. Now, for the fourth year in a row, students in New Mexico have the opportunity...

Undergrads who think they’re interested in research and earning a master’s degree and Ph.D. should apply now for the McNair Scholars Program and Research Opportunity Program, urges Ricardo Romero, director of the programs at The University of New Mexico....

An impartial analysis from The University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) evaluating the economic and fiscal impacts of the proposed Santolina development finds that buildout targets are likely too high, which could...

University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Professors Laura Crossey and Karl Karlstrom have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for Developing Partnerships Among Tribes, Geoscientists, and the National Park Service...