College of Arts & Sciences

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting both its general and research news and feature stories across campus during the course of the calendar year.  In this 2024 Research Year-in-Review, The...

The Moon has both a South and North Pole, but just how cold are they? For context, Antarctica's coastal temperatures average around 14°F (-10°C), while the interior drops to -76°F (-60°C), making Earth's South Pole one of the coldest places on the...

It’s hard to go nearly anywhere today without being asked one question: Would you like to leave a tip? While the answer is usually yes in places like restaurants or nail salons, there are more establishments now you might wonder why are asking.

Lillian Walker remembers as a child when money was tight as the family bounced between low and middle income and having an injury meant waiting to see if she was hurt enough to be taken to a doctor. Healthcare bills meant struggling to pay for food and...

Former United States Sen. Fred Harris, a long-time political figure, activist, and professor emeritus at The University of New Mexico, created and leaves behind an impressive legacy from a political career that impacted many United States citizens and...

There aren’t too many people who would say that moving is among their favorite activities. There is the organizing. The throwing things away. The transporting heavy items (especially for all the bibliophiles out there). And the boxes. So many boxes. A...

Enter the Sydow home in Albuquerque and the powerful and loving bond between Mackenzie Sydow and her brother Michael is immediately noticeable.

Jessie L. Williamson, a research associate at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM, is the recipient of the 2024 Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize, which will be awarded during UNM’s fall graduate commencement ceremony on Dec. 12. Williamson is a...

UNM graduate student, Grant Block, was awarded a National Science Foundation/United States Geological Survey Internship. He will be working on building a new capability in the PyLith modeling software to build models of surface deformation at the...

The Institute for American Indian Education (IAIE) is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Dec. 6. The celebration takes place at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center from 3 to 6 p.m. in Chaco I and Chaco II rooms. Appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages...