College of Arts & Sciences

Cynthia Chavez Lamar, University of New Mexico alumna and director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), will be the guest speaker at the inaugural Alfonso Ortiz Lecture on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. An enrolled member of...

When traveling through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, a request for chile on a cheeseburger will yield three different types of flavors. In the same way, a UNM graduate student is doing trailblazing research showing dialectic varieties of sign language...

The University of New Mexico’s campus community is invited to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house of the Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center (AAPIRC). The event begins Thursday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the White...

As more than 20 percent of students nationwide will experience bullying, researchers at The University of New Mexico are examining the unique risk factors that may leave a child vulnerable to bullying victimization, particularly among Latino youth. UNM...

The animal collections housed at zoos and natural history museums — living specimens in the first case, preserved in the other — constitute an exhaustive trove of information about Earth’s biodiversity. Yet, zoos and museums rarely share data with each...

People make countless choices every day. It may be a difficult, complex choice—whether to take the job in a new city or stay in a current position—or be as simple as choosing between visiting a new restaurant or going to an old favorite. Decision-making...

The Quantum Systems Accelerator has been catalyzing the quantum information science (QIS) ecosystem since its foundation in 2020 as a National QIS Research Center. In recognition of the new generation of scientists and engineers preparing to harness the...

The University of New Mexico's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences presents the 5th annual Stuart A. Northrop Distinguished Lecturer featuring Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer on Friday, April 15 at 3 p.m. in Northrop Hall, Room 122. A reception and grand...

Alexander Heffner has immersed himself in U.S. politics as a public affairs broadcaster, civic educator, journalist, and since 2014 host of PBS’s The Open Mind. This week he’ll engage and address Lobos at The University of New Mexico. UNM’s...

The UNM Department of Physics and Astronomy is preparing for its first in-person Physics Day in two years. UNM Physics Day 2022 will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature a variety of events including poster presentations,...