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General News
Goldman Sachs Gives Public Service in Health Care Award established with $500,000 endowment
UNM Psychology Professor Emeritus Peder Johnson remembered
August 23, 2023
Dean Jennifer Malat begins leadership of UNM’s largest academic unit
August 18, 2023
College of Arts & Sciences announces promotion and tenure of thirty-three faculty
July 19, 2023
Four faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences Promoted to Distinguished Professor
July 5, 2023
Jennifer Malat named dean of the UNM College of Arts & Sciences
June 14, 2023
Research News
Travel is revived for Arabic language students in recent trip to Oman
March 14, 2024
For the first time since before the pandemic, seven students were able to participate in a two-week-long trip to Nizwa, Oman. Thanks to the opportunity provided by the Department of Languages, Culture…
Looking to the Mountain: Sacred Lands, Healing Cultures
March 1, 2024
In celebration of the Gila Wilderness’ centennial anniversary, our connection to the land will be honored through music, poetry, art, and education during a special public event at the Albuquerq…
The Optical Science and Engineering, (OSE) Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
February 26, 2024
In 1983, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in "Optical Sciences and Engineering” (OSE) was founded by Professors Marlan Scully (Physics) and Kenneth Jungling (ECE) at the University of New Mexi…
The Department of History celebrates Women’s History Month with lectures by distinguished scholars of Women’s and Gender History
February 26, 2024
The Department of History, with sponsorships and support from the Center for the Southwest, the Feminist Research Institute, the Institute of American Indian Research, the Institute of Medieval Studie…
Students tackle linguistic bias in Lobo Language Acquisition Lab
February 26, 2024
Two undergraduates in the Lobo Language Acquisition Lab at The University of New Mexico are studying linguistic bias and its impact on society. They are also working to raise teachers’ awareness…
Dr. Jennifer Denetdale (Diné) Receives $95,000 Grant for Navajo Nation Museum Exhibition Project
February 26, 2024
Dr. Jenifer Denetdale (Diné), in partnership with the Navajo Nation Museum, is proud to announce that she has been awarded a $95,000 grant through the Henry Luce Foundation’s Indigenous Kno…
W. K. Kellogg Foundation awards UNM Child Health Grand Challenge team $300K to study child maltreatment
February 22, 2024
The Child Health Grand Challenge team at The University of New Mexico is undertaking a two-year study on child maltreatment incidence. The study, led by principal investigators Rebecca Girar…
UNM scientists on interdisciplinary team receiving the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize
February 21, 2024
An interdisciplinary team of Indigenous and western scientists from around the globe recently received the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the prestigious American Association for the Advanceme…
Forever chemicals reach extraordinary levels in wildlife at Holloman Air Force Base
February 21, 2024
A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) reported unexpectedly high levels of chemical contamination in wild birds and mammals at Holloman A…
Maxwell Ancestors lecture to focus on the early stages of human evolution
February 14, 2024
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s annual Ancestors lecture returns with a talk by The University of New Mexico Associate Professor Sherry Nelson. Nelson will speak about Becoming Hu…