College of Arts & Sciences

Communication and collaboration can often be as difficult to organize in a large university as it is in establishing agreements between nations. At UNM, El Centro de la Raza, the Hispanic student support department; Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies, the ...

Four faculty from the University of New Mexico Department of Sociology received accolades for their published works. Sharon Erickson Neptstad and Howard Waitzkin, recently won major national book awards; and Maria Velez and Christopher Lyons have an ...

In 2009, Gerald Vizenor, UNM Distinguished Professor of American Studies, was both a delegate and principal author of the first constitution to be ratified by a native group. The White Earth Nation of Anishinaabeg Natives of Minnesota ratified their new ...

Vince Clark's journey to speak at last weekend's TEDxABQ in Albuquerque started several years ago.It started with a father's love for his son, and his concern that his son wasn't receiving proper medical care, despite access he had to modern medicine and ...

The University of New Mexico Office of the Provost announces the promotion of seven to the rank of Distinguished Professor. To be considered for promotion to Distinguished Professor, faculty must demonstrate outstanding achievements and be nationally and ...

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Mark Peceny took the helm of the university's largest college just one year ago. A 20-year veteran in political science, Peceny said, "Our charge is to make the University of New Mexico a national leader by developing a ...

UNM Distinguished Professor of, Anthropology Jane LancasterUNM Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Jane Lancaster has been presented with the Human Behavior and Evolution Society's Lifetime Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution. The ...

t's one of those identifying flashes that connect us instantly with the past. As early as 1050 A.D. inhabitants of North America, specifically east of St. Louis, Mo., were seeking out, brewing and ritually ...

Following an eight-month, 354-million mile journey, and a gentle landing in an area known as Gale Crater, researchers associated with the Mars Rover Curiosity were all smiles on Sunday night when confirmation the Rover had touched down safely reached the ...

The AEA Summer Training and Minority Scholarship Program will host a student poster presentation Saturday, July 28 at 12 p.m. in the Student Union Building, Acoma A & B. The AEA Program is co-sponsored by the UNM Department of Economics and the RWJF ...