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The term “inventor” may bring to mind images of gears and light bulbs, but modern inventions look a little different. Picture lasers, chemical detection and the tools that help build your smartphone. Ravi Jain, a former University of New Mexico...

She speaks Taiwanse, Mandarin Chinese, English, and is learning Japanese and Navajo. It’s no secret Yiling Lin is a master of all trades. This fall, she is earning her third degree in 12 years from the University of New Mexico. The Educational...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored eight of its graduates Dec. 1 as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The event, which was held at Hotel Albuquerque, featured a welcome by UNM President Garnett Stokes. Honorees are...

Vaping is often seen as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking, and its popularity has exploded in recent years, especially among young people. And vaping — technically referred to as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) — is also growing in...

At age one-and-a-half, most children are busy taking some wobbly first steps and beginning to form simple words, and that is the extent of their accomplishments. But Ruth Gyan-Darkwa’s timeline has been a little different. The 18-year-old Ph.D. student...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The University of New Mexico’s annual Hanging of the Greens is just around the corner and hearts won’t be the only thing glowing, campus will be too. On Friday, Dec. 2, campus will be aglow with the light of...

It’s never too late to start exercising. That’s been an adage tossed around by health experts for decades.  While there are different recommendations for different age groups for how often and how long one should exercise, the bottom line has typically...

Earning a degree for one of the most underappreciated, yet rewarding jobs in the world, just got easier.   UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) is redesigning its special education programs to make them more obtainable for future...

Every Navajo rug is a unique piece that starts with raising the sheep and goats, which are then shorn and then the wool carded, spun, dyed, and finally woven, all by hand, into a rug using traditional, contemporary, and historic themes. Rugs are not just...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Dr. Donna Riley as dean of the UNM School of Engineering, effective April 1, 2023. “UNM is thrilled to have Professor Riley joining us as Jim and...