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Earth may have produced much of its water during the planet’s formation, as rocky pebbles reacted with the hydrogen-rich atmosphere surrounding the young planet, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The findings offer a potential...

Lobo faculty, staff, students, and members of our community are invited to campus Nov. 2-6 as UNM celebrates its 2026 Research and Discovery Week (R&D Week). A variety of exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and other activities will be open to the public...

Shaifalee Saxena, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Best Student Award. She was one of five recipients out of approximately 2000 student workers. Saxena began...

Earth’s climate has undergone dramatic changes throughout its history, but new research suggests those changes may not have been as random as previously thought. A study led by an international team of researchers, including The University of New Mexico...

Something remarkable happens at The University of New Mexico today and every day. Research & Discovery Week (R&D Week) has become an annual tradition and an essential opportunity to highlight research and creative works with the broader UNM...

The Department of Economics recently hosted the 5th Annual New Mexico Economics Research Day. This event brought together state legislators and UNM faculty and students to experience four research projects focused on municipal water use, cannabis...

The University of New Mexico continues to demonstrate its commitment to leading research and innovation by expanding its level 2 Grand Challenges program with the addition of two interdisciplinary research teams, Trustworthy AI and Biodiversity...

This month, the University of New Mexico’s Sustainable Space Research Grand Challenge (SSR-GC) team hosted experts in space research from across the state for a one-day workshop aimed to strengthen collaboration and identify actionable pathways to...

A graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of New Mexico has received a prestigious fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. Amilcar Jeronimo Perez, a...

Distinguished Professor Edl Schamiloglu has been an example of research excellence at The University of New Mexico for nearly four decades, serving not only as a dedicated faculty member and researcher but also as a mentor to countless students,...