College of Arts & Sciences

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced today that Patricia Crown, the Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been elected as a 2022 AAAS Fellow. Election as a...

Archaeologist Patricia Crown will present The History and Use of Chocolate in Chaco Canyon and Beyond at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. With collaborator Jeffrey Hurst, she discovered the first evidence...

Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, recently traveled to South Africa on a trip that burnished her credentials as a researcher and artist. While there, Jacobsen...

For a period of time in 2020, many of us rarely left our homes. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to find new ways to collaborate and communicate. For people with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic made clear that many remote work accommodations that...

It’s never too late to start exercising. That’s been an adage tossed around by health experts for decades.  While there are different recommendations for different age groups for how often and how long one should exercise, the bottom line has typically...

Two new exhibitions at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico will highlight Native North American baskets from the museum’s collection of more than 2,700 baskets from around the world. The two new temporary exhibits,...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month in November with a treasure trove of information and resources on its website, including Native American history, scholars, events, research,...

The Journal of Anthropological Research, which is housed at The University of New Mexico, is hosting lectures in October. Torben Rick, curator of North American Archaeology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute, will...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The department website features a page full of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is seeking docents. The volunteer positions are ideal for students but anyone over the age of 18 can apply. No experience is necessary. "The Maxwell's Docent Program is a unique...