Faculty News

An international team of scientists recently measured the spectrum of the atmosphere of a rare hot Neptune exoplanet, whose discovery by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was announced just last month.   The discovery was made with...

Old friends get together to relax, share meals, and trust and support each other. In the latter part of life, these friendships are highly valued. Recent research shows this happens in chimpanzees as well as humans. Chimpanzee and human friendships...

As part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) High Risk, High Reward Research Program, Victor M. Acosta has received the 2020 Director’s New Innovator Award. Acosta is an assistant professor of physics and a member of the UNM Center for High...

Jane Lancaster, Distinguished Professor Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been honored in the latest edition of Human Nature, the interdisciplinary journal she founded in 1990. Lancaster arrived at the UNM Anthropology department in 1985 and...

The UNM Anderson School of Management Dean's Office and Women in Leadership (WIL) student organization are excited to host a virtual panel discussion as part of the She Means Business Speaker Series. The event will occur via Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 21,...

Provost James Paul Holloway and Senior Vice Provost Barbara Rodriguez at The University of New Mexico announced the appointment of Lloyd Lee as the new director of the Center for Regional Studies. He brings years of UNM faculty and leadership experience...

Adobe has selected two associate professors from The University of New Mexico to serve as master teachers in its Education Exchange program which reaches educators and students across the globe. Amaris Ketcham (L) with students as they watch UNM's 2019...

Siemens Industry and The University of New Mexico have signed an agreement to begin a collaboration on the integration of renewable energy systems and microgrids. The agreement, signed September 14, begins a collaboration centered around the UNM-owned...

Nick Estes (Lower Bruleé Sioux), assistant professor of American Studies at The University of New Mexico, has been named a Marguerite Casey Foundation 2020 Freedom Scholar. Estes is among the first cohort of the Marguerite Casey’s inaugural Freedom...

Edl Schamiloglu, associate dean for research and innovation at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He was elected during the APS September meeting upon the...