Faculty News

As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, understanding how to stay safe in the heat is no longer optional - it’s essential.

Rosa Vallejos-Yopán, a linguistics professor at The University of New Mexico, has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to further her research on Amazonian languages in Peru. 

The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy department faculty are leading student interns through a 10-week program designed to introduce them to the academic research process.  

This year’s Louie Awards are embracing this century’s silver anniversary and taking its rightful spot in the new millennium, with a revised look and out of this world celebration. “The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars,” said Arthur C....

UNM's 2024-2025 cohort of the WeR1 Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) program proudly welcomed a diverse group of 18 researchers, each bringing unique perspectives and expertise to the initiative. In April, all 18...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) have shared new research on the contamination at Holloman Lake in southern New Mexico. The team began studying PFAS contamination of wildlife at Holloman Lake...

Long before history books recorded the American Revolution or the Civil War, a violent conflict began in the Rio Grande Valley, marking what some archeologists call America’s first war.  Anthropology Adjunct Research Professor Matthew...

Susana Ibarra Johnson (Ph.D.), a University of New Mexico alumna, has been named the 2025 University Bilingual Education Professor of the Year by the Association of Bilingual Education New Mexico. The award was announced at the 50th Annual Meeting of...

It could be a book. It could be an article. It could be a play. It could be a piece of music. More than 75 published works from University of New Mexico academics ranging from pathology to political science were featured during the annual Published...

Rosalita Mitchell, Ph.D., a respected educator and past department chair, passed away, leaving behind an indelible mark on New Mexico’s educational landscape. With a career spanning more than two decades at The University of New Mexico College of...