Field Camp is an immersive capstone course for geology majors in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and as 2023 student Ben Thorp says, “it rocks!” During this three-week course, students...
The New Mexico Network for Women in Science in Engineering (NMNWSE) recently honored Laura Crossey, professor and chair of the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico, with the Ninth Annual IMPACT! Award. The award is...
Annually, the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department compiles a list of its top-10 research news stories from the University of New Mexico during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's top-10 research news stories for 2014. The stories listed are in chronological order.
The debate over the age of the Grand Canyon has carried on for more than 140 years with several different scenarios bandied about over the decades. Some scientists say the canyon is some 70 million years old, while others believe it is much younger – l
Program designed to increase minority Ph.D.s in STEM disciplinesThe University of New Mexico has received a National Science Foundation-funded 'Alliance for Minority Participation - Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowships' award for $966,438. The award ...