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Considering the pressing concern posed by rising sea levels, a critical need exists to precisely predict how quickly sea-level will rise in the next centuries. Reconstructing past sea-level changes during periods when Earth’s climate was warmer than...

The Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections (CSWR) is proud to announce the line-up for the spring 2021 People and Places Lecture series. In accordance to social distancing guidelines, the lecture series will take place online through...

Visiting University of New Mexico Biology associate professor Diana Northup studies the external microbiome of bats at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to detect potential natural defenses against the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes...

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting its research news across campus during the course of the calendar year. Below is a select list of 2020 stories highlighting student, faculty, staff and alumni...

The UNM Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) will soon receive the congressional papers, photographs, audiovisual materials, digital files and memorabilia of New Mexico Senator Tom Udall. Following a distinguished...

In a new study, researchers at The University of New Mexico measured the effectiveness of commercially available Cannabis flower, or ‘buds,’ for alleviating feelings of stress and anxiety. Using data collected by the Releaf App, the largest repository of...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has appointed Ellen Fisher as Vice President of Research effective Feb. 22, 2021. Fisher is currently the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives...

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recognized more than 30 individuals with the highest honors bestowed by the AGU for their excellence in scientific research, education, communication, and outreach announced at its annual General Meeting recently....

The Micius Foundation today named three scientists, including University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Emeritus Carlton Caves, as recipients of the Micius Quantum Prize 2020 which focuses on the broadly defined field of quantum metrology,...

University of New Mexico Ph.D. Student Siavash Nikravesh and Mechanical Engineering Professor and Department Chair Yu-Lin Shen, using Center for Advanced Research Computing resources, have developed a new three-dimensional modeling approach to solving...