College of Education and Human Sciences

We already know that having the support of warm, caring parents is vital for many aspects of a child’s development, particularly those from low-income families who face additional health and education disadvantages. Until now it hasn’t been clear what...

A new book, Grandparents in Cultural Context is a compelling read calling special attention to the roles of grandfathers and societies seldom represented in literature. This one-of-a-kind book also cites hundreds of references previously unavailable in...

As public schools in Albuquerque open their doors to children for the new school year, there is one elementary school in particular where students and their families can’t wait to gather in the courtyard. As the parents take pictures of their pride and...

A new interdisciplinary course, between The University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine and the College of Education (COE), is bringing medical students out of the operating room and into the kitchen to learn about nutrition. The elective course,...

The Department of Individual, Family and Community Education hosting its annual Research Showcase 2018 on Thursday, March 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Travelstead Hall at The University of New Mexico. The event is held to foster collaboration among...

Normally, medical students don’t get an introduction into the kitchen during the course of their academic careers. Now, a new interdisciplinary course, between The University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine and the College of Education, is designed to...

As substance abuse continues to be a health concern in colleges and universities across the U.S., a social scientist from The University of New Mexico (UNM) and a colleague from the University of Missouri (UM) has found that female student-athletes who...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Individual, Family and Community Education (IFCE) hosts its annual Research Showcase 2016 in Travelstead Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The showcase highlights the diversity of graduates, students,...

College can be a stressful time for young adults as they figure out how to manage intense daily routines that include work, study and play. Eat well, exercise and get plenty of sleep is a familiar mantra to alleviate this stress, but now with the results...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in 2014 an average of 20 Veterans died by suicide each day and that number continues to grow. To put this into perspective, Veterans, despite accounting for 8.5 percent of the total U.S. population,...