Biology

As part of The University of New Mexico’s Research and Discovery Week, join Graduate Studies on Thursday, November 5 at 3 p.m. in Ballroom C in the Student Union Building for the final round of the LoboBITES competition. 

The Hibben Center for Archaeological Research will host Katherine Amato, Ph.D. Thursday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. (also available on Zoom). She will present her talk, “Evolutionary Perspectives on Fermented Food Consumption,” as part of the Anthropology...

New Mexico’s wildfire-ravaged forests could receive a much-needed boost in recovery efforts through this year’s GO Bond 3, which would provide critical funding for Phase 2 at the New Mexico Reforestation Center (NMRC), a multi-site initiative including...

The University of New Mexico’s Undergraduate Research, Arts and Design Network has selected four student ambassadors for the fall 2026 semester. URAD student ambassadors have a wide range of responsibilities that include serving as advisors to other...

General Obligation Bonds, or GO Bonds, come before New Mexico voters every two years and provide an important source of funding for capital improvements at higher education institutions across the state. The bonds help colleges and universities modernize...

Jennifer Rudgers, a Distinguished Professor of biology at The University of New Mexico, will spend fall 2026 on a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in Cádiz, Spain.

The University of New Mexico’s Undergraduate Research and Design program has awarded four undergraduate research scholarships for the fall 2026 semester.  Victoria Esquivel, Allison Ruiz, Riley Jones and Emma Tyrell will receive awards.

Moose have long been transient animals in northern New Mexico, moving back and forth from southern Colorado for decades. In recent years, their presence has increased, and locals in northern communities such as Chama and Taos are being asked to keep...

Fernando Machado-Stredel, a postdoctoral fellow in The University of New Mexico Department of Biology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Florence Merriam Bailey Publication Award from the American Ornithological Society.

For the fifth consecutive year, University of New Mexico Biology Professor Mubarak Hussain Syed, also known as the FlyGuy, together with Matthew Clark, assistant professor of biology at Bucknell University; Veronica Evans, associate professor of biology...