College of Arts & Sciences

Cynthia Chavez Lamar, University of New Mexico alumna and director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), will be the guest speaker at the inaugural Alfonso Ortiz Lecture on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. An enrolled member of...

When traveling through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, a request for chile on a cheeseburger will yield three different types of flavors. In the same way, a UNM graduate student is doing trailblazing research showing dialectic varieties of sign language...

The University of New Mexico’s campus community is invited to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house of the Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center (AAPIRC). The event begins Thursday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the White...

As more than 20 percent of students nationwide will experience bullying, researchers at The University of New Mexico are examining the unique risk factors that may leave a child vulnerable to bullying victimization, particularly among Latino youth. UNM...

The animal collections housed at zoos and natural history museums — living specimens in the first case, preserved in the other — constitute an exhaustive trove of information about Earth’s biodiversity. Yet, zoos and museums rarely share data with each...

People make countless choices every day. It may be a difficult, complex choice—whether to take the job in a new city or stay in a current position—or be as simple as choosing between visiting a new restaurant or going to an old favorite. Decision-making...

The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies (GES) and the Department of Biology (BIO) at UNM are forming two teams to participate in the 2022 City Nature Challenge.  The City Nature Challenge is an annual global collaborative effort which finds...

The Quantum Systems Accelerator has been catalyzing the quantum information science (QIS) ecosystem since its foundation in 2020 as a National QIS Research Center. In recognition of the new generation of scientists and engineers preparing to harness the...

UNM psychology student Abrianna Morales was just announced a 2022 Truman Scholar. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation selected 58 outstanding college students from 53 schools, nominated by their institution based on their records of leadership,...

As an expert in body size evolution of animals, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico Felisa Smith is often called on to lend her knowledge and opinion on the subject. She is co-editor of a book about animal size...