Faculty News

When it comes to nurturing their young, mother chimpanzees go the extra mile, according to a new study. Using 10 years of observational data on wild chimpanzees, researchers found that while adults often play, and young chimps play a lot, when food gets...

University of New Mexico Emeritus Professor James F. Barbour died on Feb. 27, 2024. Barbour joined the UNM Department of English in 1970 and soon was the core of UNM’s nationally recognized American Literature program from the 1970s through the early...

UNM American Studies Professor and Chair Jennifer Denetdale (Diné) in partnership with the Navajo Nation Museum, has been awarded a $95,000 grant through the Henry Luce Foundation’s Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, sponsored by the First Nations...

If you ever needed a perfect example of how the University of New Mexico directly contributes to the community, look no further than the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS).  The new Restorative Practice Partnership between COEHS, the...

The University of New Mexico's 68th Annual Research Lecture is set for Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. UNM faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and alumni are encouraged to attend. Reserve a seat here. Felisa Smith is a distinguished professor in the...

The New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium was one of 141 new commitments from stakeholders nationwide who stepped up as part of the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities announced recently by the Biden-Harris administration. The...

An icon at The University of New Mexico and the greater Albuquerque dance community is receiving well-earned national recognition.  National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) Executive Director and UNM Dance Professor Marisol Encinias has just been named a...

The give and take of the economy and those who drive it is a topic that UNM’s Center for Social Policy (CSP) strives to highlight as part of their mission to address social inequalities.    In a new, joint cross-campus research project from CSP...

UNM will soon be playing host to one of the largest gatherings this year of people interested in the science of happiness and what makes life worth living – also known as positive psychology. The annual meeting of the Western Positive Psychology...

Applications are now being accepted for the Advance at UNM 2024 Women In STEM awards. The awards, now in their ninth year at The University of New Mexico, range from $3,000 to $15,000, and three types of grants will be given. The categories include...