College of Arts & Sciences

Much of the studying at a university happens inside a classroom or library, but one Spring Biology graduate at The University of New Mexico, learned most outdoors. Simon Doneski recently completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology and plans to continue...

Deforestation is one of the largest contributors to the climate crisis, and now there is evidence that its significant impact on our ecosystem is also affecting the diets of tropical birds. In a study led by the University of Utah, scientists used a...

The 13th Annual University of New Mexico Sustainability Expo will take place on Thursday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Cornell Mall at UNM's main campus. This Earth Day-inspired event will feature a tribute to local farmers, along with...

Students and teachers from all over New Mexico, including San Juan College the pueblos of Zia and Jemez, will attend the second annual Building Diversity in Neuroscience workshop at UNM April 13-15 on The University of New Mexico campus. Mubarak Hussain...

The sun was setting behind Centennial Library as local artists slowly meandered into The University of New Mexico’s Natural History Science Center recently for a truly unique event hosted by The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB). As an...

Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests are making it less likely that trees can regenerate after wildfires, according to...

A new study released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), makes a significant discovery about the feeding habits of the Southern Right Whale in the Southern Ocean that could have profound impacts on the protection of the species...

On Thursday, Feb. 23, workstations equipped with microscopes will be set up at the University of New Mexico Herbarium, one of eight divisions within the Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), as organizers host the first Plant Identification Night of the...

Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships are presented to researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out...

A collaborative partnership of researchers at the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico State University, University of Kansas, Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama, and the Center for Research on Health in Latin America in...