College of Arts & Sciences

Countless people come to the United States in hopes of providing a bright future and equitable opportunities for their children and families. Often this means that many children grow up in the United States unknowingly undocumented and having never...

A new center at The University of New Mexico will focus on innovative ways to help people overcome experiences with chronic pain or opioid use. Researchers at UNM’s Center on Alcohol, Substance Use and Addiction (CASAA) received a grant for more than $10...

Sara, who prefers to be known only by her first name, immigrated to the United States from Afghanistan on Sept. 29, 2016. “When you come to a new country it is very hard,” said Sara, whose mannerisms are peaceful, and voice is soft. “The people are new,...

The role of science in our everyday world has maybe never been more important than during the past 18 months as a pandemic gripped the world. With that in mind, teaching the next generation of scientists is a critical mission and developing that interest...

Celebrate International Archaeology Day and bring history to life at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s Passport to People Family Day. The in-person event is set for Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum at The University of New...

The once-thriving Tijeras Pueblo was situated at the junction of two canyons, one north-south and one east-west, within easy reach of a number of different ecoregions, as well as on a boundary between two distinct culture areas, the Pueblo to the west...

On Monday, April 19, 2021 – nearly three months following his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States – Joe Biden issued a memo directing the nation’s two largest immigration enforcement agencies, Customs and Border Protection, and...

When voters hear about ‘political special interests’ a few media-frenzied groups might automatically come to mind: the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood, to name just two. But what about CoreCivic or The GEO Group? Although they don’t...

U.S Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, an alumna of The University of New Mexico, will be the featured speaker at the 10th annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest sponsored by the UNM English Department. The event is Tuesday,...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, 2021. The department website features a page full of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, including its history, information on Hispanic heritage programming this month, events and Hispanic scholars and their work...