College of Arts & Sciences

The rise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has prompted many questions about its application in an academic setting. How are students using it? How can it be used to support research? And ultimately, how should it be used? In response, the College of Arts...

The University of New Mexico celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month in April and the UNM Department of Anthropology celebrates with a web page of resources and information, including UNM organizations, events, scholars, the history of National...

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently announced awards totaling $161 million to 281 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program or DURIP. The grants, which include an award of $232,320 to The University of New...

The University of New Mexico is recognizing three incredible students who were officially given the prestigious distinction of Goldwater Scholars on March 29. Mia Baca, Victoria Nisoli, and Ariana Pritha are among the 2024-2025 Goldwater Scholars  who...

Barely 20 percent of adults can name their state legislators, according to a semi-recent survey. Half couldn't say if their state had a one- or two-house legislature. Over 60 percent didn’t know if being a state legislator was a full-time job. UNM’s...

Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, today announced its inaugural slate of grantees for the Democracy Renewal Project.  Funding of $500,000 will be dispersed to 10 teams of scholars...

On Monday, April 8, astronomy buffs will have a chance to view another spectacular eclipse. This time, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In Albuquerque, viewers will be able to see 78...

CSOs are active galaxies that host supermassive black holes at their cores. Out of these monstrous black holes spring two jets traveling in opposite directions at nearly the speed of light. But in comparison to other galaxies that boast fierce jets, these jets do not extend out to great distances—they are much more compact. For many decades, astronomers suspected that CSOs were simply young and that their jets would eventually travel out to greater distances

It’s easy to celebrate female empowerment during Women’s History Month, but promoting women’s well-being beyond a few dedicated weeks is a different, more difficult story.  Researchers like UNM Psychology Professor Tania Reynolds are focusing on the...

A new research paper published recently in Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, coordinated by scientists from The University of New Mexico and collaborating institutions, addresses the complex nature and societal importance of Grand Canyon’s...