Laura Valdez has played many key roles at The University of New Mexico over the last 34 years. As she enters retirement, Lobos reflect on how she has impacted first-generation college students and advisors.   “Things that we take for granted when we’ve...

primordial helium leaking from the Earth's core suggesting the planet formed from a solar nebula.

gas helium-3 is escaping from Earth's interior, mostly along the mid-ocean ridge system, a range of underwater volcanos around the globe.

captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. In a new study, UNM scientists have discovered helium-3 leaking from the Earth’s core which suggests the planet formed inside the solar nebula. Nebulae are the primary sources of helium-3. 

A new study, conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico, found ancient, primordial helium-3 leaking from the Earth’s core, suggesting the planet formed inside a solar nebula, stirring further debate among scientists. Each year, about 2 kg...

Beginning, Monday, May 16, UNM IT will expand the use of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Single-Sign-On (SSO) for supported applications to help further safeguard UNM accounts and information. In March 2021, UNM IT rolled out MFA for a variety of...

For the seventh year in a row, a team from The University of New Mexico will head east this summer to compete in the UPS Battery Center Solar Splash competition in Springfield, Ohio. The competition of collegiate solar-powered boats, held June 7-11,...

Since he was a kid, Jorge Loredo Duran was always into all kinds of sports, including cycling, martial arts, competing in a triathlon, and even playing on an e-sports team. The Mexico City native and current doctoral student at The University of New...