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The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics & Astronomy hosted more than a hundred local high school students, their parents, and teachers during its annual open house on Nov. 4.

University of New Mexico alumna Laura Boykin (Ph.D. 2003) was recently featured in the article, “12 Badass Scientists...Who Also Happen to be Women" released by Ted Fellows, a program that falls under the purview of TED (Technology, Entertainment,...

Yemane Asmerom, professor in the UNM Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA) recently.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico, in a collaboration with other scientists, have demonstrated that the extinction of mammoths, mastodons, camels and other large-bodied mammals in the Americas some 13,000 years ago changed the way that ...

Brandon Schmandt, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, earned the Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal) for Outstanding Achievement presented by The Geological Society of America (GSA). “I ...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Individual, Family and Community Education (IFCE) hosts its annual Research Showcase 2015 in Travelstead Hall on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. The showcase is considered a “one-stop-shop” to learn more ...

Matthew Lakin, research assistant professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Computer Science explains the idea of molecular computing.

UNM Professor Dr. Felisa Smith is co-organizer of a special issue released online today in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. The issue is designed to understand the decline of megafauna and consequences of large-bodied mammals around the world.

Breathing rarified air high in the Andes at an average altitude of 13,000 feet presents certain unique challenges for any living organism. But for small birds such as wrens, it presented an opportunity to adapt to the challenges of the altitude and...

A University of New Mexico Ph.D. student is perfecting a new way to forecast stream flow levels with tremendous accuracy.