College of Arts & Sciences

The University of New Mexico Department of Economics will highlight four different state-specific economic research projects during its annual New Mexico Economics Research Day, on Friday, Aug. 14 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The free event will be held in the...

Three University of New Mexico pre-law students were invited to participate in the Model Constitutional Convention at Washington University in St. Louis in May. Tatiana James, Nathan Sweeten and Valeska Kubiak were invited to participate in the event,...

Beginning Aug. 1, Professor of Economics Matías Fontenla will serve as chair of The University of New Mexico's Department of Economics. A member of the UNM faculty for more than two decades, Fontenla has held several leadership roles, including serving...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) welcomed its new postdoctoral fellow Jorge Hernández. His one-year appointment will be spent developing his manuscript Corazones Urbanos: Critical Literary Regionalism and Southwest Cities.

Researchers at The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Lab are developing a new artificial intelligence framework that could transform how scientists search for some of the rarest events in the universe by recovering faint signals that...

Tiffany Bourelle, a professor of writing and rhetoric in The University of New Mexico’s department of English Language and Literature, recently received a Fulbright Award for the 2026-27 school year.  The Fulbright Program is one of the most prestigious...

This summer, Project MESA at The University of New Mexico hosted a free bilingual summer clinic that gave children with autism an opportunity to strengthen their communication skills through play while providing hands-on training for future...

Each year, The University of New Mexico selects a handful of professors to be honored with the highest faculty title the University bestows — distinguished professor. Announced jointly by the UNM Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with the...

Fernando Machado-Stredel, a postdoctoral fellow in The University of New Mexico Department of Biology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Florence Merriam Bailey Publication Award from the American Ornithological Society.

At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students. New research from scholars at UNM highlights an important and sometimes overlooked issue--the experiences of Black students at these universities.