Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences

With a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases and as vaccination rates stall in parts of the country, questions surrounding the level of protection offered by vaccines remain prominent. One researcher at The University of New Mexico is taking that question...

In less than 24 hours the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games will begin and athletes from across the globe will compete at the highest level, including former Lobo runner Josh Kerr. To prepare for weather conditions in Tokyo, Kerr turned to The University of New...

The Exercise Physiology Lab is one of The University of New Mexico’s very own hidden gems serving as a teaching, research and clinical facility for students, staff, faculty and individuals in the community across the state. Housed within UNM’s College...

Walk into Associate Professor John Barnes’ office in the basement of Johnson Gym and you can’t help but feel Lobo pride. The walls and shelves hold memorabilia from his nearly two decades of learning and teaching at The University of New Mexico. Now, his...

A health education years in the making and culminating with a final semester of remote learning due to a worldwide pandemic. But time and time again, with every calibrated move, Tiffany Martinez-Durant has strategized ways to further her educational...

His enthusiasm and colorful words often fill the seats of vacant lecture halls - now those words have University of New Mexico Professor Len Kravitz recognized by a premiere organization in exercise science, the American College of Sports Medicine...

The goal seemed unattainable for most; gain access and interview a handful of NBA players for a dissertation. A University of New Mexico doctoral graduate did better than that as he aimed to illustrate the importance of mentorship, but most importantly,...

She’s become a local icon overnight, standing alongside New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and interpreting valuable information for the deaf community. During a chaotic and quickly-changing time, Nixo Lanning has...

Comadre a Comadre is a community-based intervention program addressing breast cancer disparities in New Mexico through education, navigation, the provision of support and resources for the most vulnerable women in NM who need low-cost or free mammograms,...

Rachel Balkovec reported to the New York Yankees’ Spring Training complex in Florida Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 as the team’s minor league hitting coach, but just 10 years ago the 32 year old was living in Albuquerque as a Lobo. “I loved living in...