College of Arts & Sciences

Scientists at The University of New Mexico recently took part in the opening of ANGSA 73001, a drive tube lunar sample collected by NASA's Apollo 17 mission that will allow scientists to study any gases that may reside in the container as well as lunar...

Three University of New Mexico archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology made significant contributions to a recent special issue of The Journal of Quaternary Science (JQS). Recent UNM Ph.D. and current UNM Adjunct Assistant Professor Milena...

Emma Trentman, associate professor of Arabic at The University of New Mexico, was announced recently as a winner of a grant from the Qatar Foundation International (QFI). Trentman’s research focuses on Arabic language learning in study abroad, virtual...

The UNM College of Arts and Sciences recently announced the winners of its 2022 Teaching Excellence Awards. This year’s honorees are Cindy Gevarter, assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Colin Olson, senior lecturer III in...

Eric Denkers, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico and primary investigator of the Denkers Lab at UNM's Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.  Professor...

Lobo Raven Otero-Symphony is –quite literally– reaching for the stars, as the first New Mexican to be selected for the Brooke Owens Fellowship Class of 2022. The fellowship provides women and other gender minorities with opportunities in the aerospace...

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

Between classes, exams, and learning to live on their own – college can be a difficult time of growth for students. On top of that stress, 29 percent of undergraduate students at UNM report they are food insecure and are not able to consistently access...

The Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is celebrating Women’s History Month in March with a website page full of resources about history, events, research, videos, and many other topics, including a synopsis of the history-making...

University of New Mexico climatologist David Gutzler presents a talk as part of a Physics and Astronomy Colloquium on the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Volume 2, assessing impacts of climate change and strategies for...