College of Arts & Sciences

University of New Mexico student Emma Hotz is one of just 193 from institutions across the country to be a 2021 Truman Scholarship Finalist. Hotz is a recipient of the UNM Scholars Scholarship studying Political Science and Sociology, with a Political...

When the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico had to shut down last year because of the pandemic, the staff decided to take the museum and its vast collection to its audience online. In a recently released video, the Maxwell...

A version of this story originally appeared in Brookings' How We Rise blog and was republished with permission from Brookings Institute. Gabriel Sanchez is a Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for...

Professor Blair Wolf and Ph.D. student Ric Ramirez from the Department of Biology at The University of New Mexico and colleagues published a paper in Science this week about their research that shows bird populations and species richness in the Mojave...

For 15 years Bruce Smith has taught positive psychology at The University of New Mexico to more than 4,000 students and now he's created a workbook containing some of the same material he uses in his course to help make 2021 a better year for...

The University of New Mexico recently announced the appointment of Francisco Galarte as the new director of the Feminist Research Institute. “I am honored to have been selected as the new director for the FRI and build upon the legacy of past directors....

Cyler Conrad, an adjunct assistant professor of Archaeology at The University of New Mexico, recently co-authored a chapter in a book called Galapagos Giant Tortoises. In this magnum opus, contributors from around the world examine the tortoise’s island...

University of New Mexico professor of Psychology Katie Witkiewitz is spearheading a new program to provide mentorship for graduate students who are working to address issues of health inequities in New Mexico. The work is being done through the...

Can ethnic studies high school classes reduce complex inequalities across school districts as these programs continue to grow across school districts? A group of researchers from The University of New Mexico will collaborate with Albuquerque Public...

To mark Black History Month in February, the African American Student Services at The University of New Mexico has slated a series of virtual...