Faculty News

Barbara S. McCrady, distinguished professor of psychology and director of The University of New Mexico’s Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions (CASAA) will step down as the director of CASAA effective July 31. McCrady has led CASAA since...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah and Health Sciences Center Chancellor Paul Roth announced the promotion of six UNM faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The rank of Distinguished Professor is the highest faculty title that UNM bestows. It is awarded...

University of New Mexico mathematician and Sandia National Laboratories computational scientist John Shadid has been named a 2018 fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. John Shadid, professor and Sandia National Labs...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah announced that Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering, has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Provost for...

Chaouki T. Abdallah, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of New Mexico, has accepted the position of executive vice president for research at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Abdallah, who is a...

The Carson National Forest (CNF) will implement Stage 3 Restrictions, over most of the forest, effective Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 6 a.m. Effectively immediately the Camino Real Ranger District is closed. This immediate closure of the Camino Real...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Chaouki Abdallah announced the appointment of Richard Wood, Pamela Cheek and Alex Lubin as his academic leadership team. All three have been serving in interim capacities...

Big Brothers Big Sisters invites individuals to attend its annual “Man Up Lunch” on July 10 from 12 to 1 p.m. to learn about how mentors make a difference and change a life. The talk, featuring Golf Channel Analyst Notah Begay, will discuss how mentors...

Make your summer meaningful by giving back to the community and volunteering for the New Mexico Senior Olympics. The New Mexico Senior Olympics is looking for 500 energetic volunteers to help the State Summer Games run like clockwork July 18-22. The...

Each year the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee selects recipients for a variety of campus-wide teaching awards. Annually, these awards recognize exceptional teachers and teaching advancement at The University of New Mexico. This year, more...