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What race do you think others, who do not know you, would automatically assume you are based on your looks? Your skin color, facial features, or hair texture. That’s the question Sociology Professor Nancy López at The University of New Mexico wants asked on the next U.S. Census.

There’s more that meets the eye when it comes to most things in life. In one specific area of research, however, the impulse to dive deeper and look beyond the surface had long been avoided.    That’s something UNM Sociology Professor and director and...

Meg Honnold just wrapped up her first year at The University of New Mexico, but unlike most students on campus, it was also her first year in a classroom. Homeschooled from kindergarten through high school on a fundamentalist family commune in the Ozark...

Where did you meet your partner/spouse/significant other? Through family? School? A bar or party? Church? If you did, you’re becoming the minority as online dating gains popularity. Nowadays, a long-term relationship is likely...

Lisa Rossignol's daughter Lily had a stroke before she was even born. Afterward, the child suffered some 300 epileptic seizures per day. Ultimately, doctors determined that the best way to eliminate her seizure problem was to perform a ...

UNM Sociology professor emeritus Howard Waitzkin will discuss how teachers and learners cope with feeling like strangers in educational institutions when he presents "Recognizing the Stranger in Paradise," Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Student Union ...