College of Arts & Sciences

Every May and December, it is exciting to see Lobos walk the graduation stage to receive their diplomas. As the campus community watches our rising stars soar to great new heights, it is a bittersweet time for the campus community as another group of...

Kevin Mullet earned his first college credits in 1983 while a U.S. Navy photographer aboard the USS Saratoga. Over the next four decades, five universities — online and brick-and-mortar, and three changes in majors, he continued his education and will...

Melissa DeRaad sparkles with enthusiasm when she talks about her undergraduate experience, professors and mentors, her plans for a Ph.D. degree, and her upcoming graduation. DeRaad will walk across the stage in December to receive her Bachelor of Science...

Although volcanoes have been extensively studied, unraveling the mysteries of the underlying magma transport proves to be a challenging pursuit. Grant Block, a graduate student in The University of New Mexico's Department of Physics...

Mubarak Hussain Syed, assistant professor of Biology and head of the Syed Neural Diversity Lab at The University of New Mexico, has been named as a 2023 Young Investigator grantee by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. This year’s funding will...

A new report was released today analyzing the entire University of New Mexico system and quantified its impact on the New Mexico economy during academic year 2022. As one of New Mexico’s major employers, UNM enhances workforce productivity, improves...

The University of New Mexico Women in Technology (WIT) organization recently announced the lineup of its annual event, ‘Empowerment - Live Without Limits’ on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UNM Student Union Building in the Acoma and Lobo...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is throwing open its doors during the traditional UNM Hanging of the Greens Friday, Dec. 1, and serving up refreshments, music, a sale in the shop, and a special holiday photo booth where...

Dominic Oddo, a University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy graduate student, was awarded the NASA FINESST grant to fund his research for three years through the end of his Ph.D. Unlike other NASA grants, the student participant (Future...

An idea to simplify how migratory populations of ducks, geese and cranes are counted first hatched around a campfire. The project took flight in Bosque Del Apache earlier this month for its first-ever waterfowl survey. Every winter, wildlife managers...