Faculty News

For the last 11 years, Tracy Jaramillo has been the passion and dedication behind UNM-Taos Kid’s Campus and the Early Childhood Education program. Now, Jaramillo is set to retire this month. "We applaud her vision, purpose and everything she has done...

From the streets of Baltimore, Maryland to the campus of The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Professor, Dr. Richard White (R.A.W. Tuba) continues to make headlines. The most recent is the publishing of his autobiography, ‘I’m Possible’. ‘I’m...

President Joe Biden recently nominated five individuals to fill key roles within his administration – including one Lobo. Robert Otto Valdez is the new nominee for Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The ASPE works as an advisor to...

A faculty member from The University of New Mexico is one of the researchers on a recently-funded National Science Foundation project that focuses on carbon capture and conversion in manufacturing. Shuya Wei, an assistant professor in the Department...

When Felisa Smith, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of New Mexico, explains what her new book is about, she quotes Churchill and Shakespeare. The book, Mammalian Paleoecology: Using the Past to...

Chris Cornelius was recently named chair of the Department of Architecture at The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) following a national search. He takes over from Regents’ Professor Kuppaswamy Iyengar, who served as...

The University of New Mexico School of Public Administration (SPA) is launching into the Fall 2021 semester with a new director, who is laser focused on broadening the appeal and impact of the already nationally recognized programs. Following a national...

Ivana Gonzales, a research associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been using UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing resources to develop improved fuel cell technology. In...

Leo Lo officially begins his position as dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) as of Sept. 1. Lo brings his extensive experience, research, and years of leadership to his new role at The University of New...

UNM Postdoctoral Fellow of Anthropology April Kamp-Whittaker has been awarded the prestigious NSF SPARC Grant and an American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grant. Kamp-Whittaker is using the NSF SPARC Grant to develop a ArcGIS StoryMap...