Psychology

Abrianna Morales, a 2023 graduate, has been named one of the 32 U.S. recipients of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The award provides full funding for two years of graduate study at the University of Oxford, one of the world’s leading academic...

Abrianna Morales, an alumna from The University of New Mexico, will travel to Denver this November to participate in the finalist interview for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious academic honors in the world. Morales, a native of Las...

Two colleges/schools at The University of New Mexico including the College of Nursing and the School of Engineering, earned  top-100 rankings in the latest 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings released today. The highest-ranked UNM...

Eric Scott, vice president for Student Affairs, recently announced the appointment of two Student Affairs Leadership Interns (SALI) who were added to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (OVPSA) this week. Brandon Chavarria-Salazar, a...

With about 214,110 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and over 69,000 TBI-related deaths in 2021 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), understanding the physical and mental consequences of TBI is critical for study.  That’s...

Four University of New Mexico students are part of a new federal program teaching youth nationwide how to be victim advocates. Sophie Anderson Haynie, Felicia Tuchman, Thanh Nguyen, and Sicilee Silversmith, all UNM students, were selected earlier this...

Fourteen faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2024 Women in STEM Awards.  The 11 funded projects include a study of carbon storage in soils along the middle Rio Grande floodplain, an investigation into rural New...

A coalition of UNM researchers have just taken a huge step forward for addiction research, in emphasizing a recovery process that has long been needed for a specific drug. This comes from the minds of Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions...

The Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) is honoring UNM Psychology Professor Steven Verney for his commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in New Mexico and the Albuquerque community.   Verney, an Alaska Native (Tsimshian) was...

The University of New Mexico is recognizing three incredible students who were officially given the prestigious distinction of Goldwater Scholars on March 29. Mia Baca, Victoria Nisoli, and Ariana Pritha are among the 2024-2025 Goldwater Scholars  who...