College of Arts & Sciences

The village of Zumaia, on the Basque Coast (north coast) of Spain, hosted a meeting recently (October 26-28, 2022) of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the 60th anniversary of the IUGS, with representatives from over 40 counties. The...

It’s a full week to celebrate and recognize the land we stand on in New Mexico and beyond. In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 14-18 and Geographic Information System (GIS) Day, Nov. 16, The University of New Mexico’s...

Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction. The Navajo language faces threats to its vitality just as imperiled animals do. Like protecting the planet, preserving a language, and the...

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,...

UNM Communication & Journalism Professor and health scholar Tamar Ginossar has just received a prestigious career award for her extensive public health communication work. The American Public Health Association (APHA) is presenting Ginossar with the...

UNM’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology welcomes Dr. Dennis A Dougherty of California Institute of Technology as guest speaker for 13th Annual Riley O. Schaeffer Endowed Lectureship on Friday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. in Clark Hall, Lecture Hall 101....

Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sam Truett, associate professor of History and director of the Center for the Southwest at The University of New Mexico, will present the Indigenous Borderlands in North America Symposium...

The University of New Mexico is highlighting a wide range of educational, cultural, social, and topical events for this November, in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.   This month was signed into law by former President George H.W....

The National Science Foundation has awarded The University of New Mexico’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) a two-year, $500,000 grant to establish the CONVERSE Center, a project that will set up the foundation for a new national center...

The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences made a huge leap in the expansion of its program after launching its first Ph.D. program earlier this year. Based on a foundation that focuses on preparing graduates to excel in academic faculty positions, it...