Faculty News

Emma Trentman, associate professor of Arabic at The University of New Mexico, was announced recently as a winner of a grant from the Qatar Foundation International (QFI). Trentman’s research focuses on Arabic language learning in study abroad, virtual...

Eric Denkers, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico and primary investigator of the Denkers Lab at UNM's Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.  Professor...

Francesca Cavallo, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of New Mexico, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. Cavallo’s project...

Agustín León-Moreta, professor at the School of Public Administration (SPA) at The University of New Mexico, and SPA alumna Vittoria R. Totaro were recently honored with the Louis Brownlow Award. It’s a recognition bestowed by the...

Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named to a diverse group of 24 early career scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy as recipients of its 2022 Cottrell Scholar Awards. The...

Tiffany Florvil, professor of History at The University of New Mexico, has received the Waterloo Centre for German Studies prize for her research in her book Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement. The...

Suzanne Oakdale, Professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico and the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Anthropological Research, has published a new book called Amazonian Cosmopolitans: Navigating a Shamanic Cosmos, Shifting Indigenous...

The Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of New Mexico presents EVER/MORE, a faculty dance concert. Artistic director Vladimir Conde Reche leads the evening of dance showcasing original choreography by the resident faculty and international...

Cindy Gevarter, an assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at The University of New Mexico, was recently awarded an $830,000 grant to create Project SCENES–a program dedicated to increasing the number of special education...

Frances Hayashida, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute at The University of New Mexico is co-editor of a new publication Rethinking the Inka: Community, Landscape, and Empire in the Southern Andes published...