Faculty News

The College of Arts & Sciences at UNM announces the recent appointment of five new associate deans. These new appointments, including three newly established positions, signify a transformation in the college's administrative structure. With a focus on...

A long-standing partnership between UNM’s Speech & Hearing Sciences Professor Cathy Binger and University of Central Florida (UCF)’s Assistive Technology Center Founder and Professor Jennifer Kent-Walsh is proving that there’s hope for families of all...

A memorial service for Professor Emeritus Jacob Jerome Brody, known to friends and family as Jerry, will be held May 17 on the campus of The University of New Mexico. Brody had a distinguished history at UNM...

A new survey by Advance at UNM finds that full-time, main campus faculty report a complex mix of organizational experiences and attitudes. The fall 2023 survey found, for example, high levels of work and teaching well-being among faculty, but low levels...

Just 41 light years from Earth is an exoplanet so incredibly hot scientists didn’t think it could maintain an atmosphere, but a recent study published in Nature by a national team of scientists suggests 55 Cancri e may be the first rocky exoplanet...

A new book from a University of New Mexico researcher examines the wild carnivores of New Mexico, from the common striped skunk to the now extinct grizzly bear. Jean-Luc E. Cartron, a research professor in the UNM Department of Biology, teamed up with...

Myrriah Gómez, an associate professor in the UNM Honors College, first monograph, Nuclear Nuevo México, was recently awarded a Southwest Book Award by the Border Regional Library Association. The book examines how Nuevomexicanos have been affected by...

The newly released New Mexico Election Study (NMES) reveals a successful general election in 2022, meaning the election was run well with strong security to protect the system against fraud, while also having many opportunities to ensure voter...

A University of New Mexico professor is joining the ranks of legends like Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Madeleine K. Albright. Political Science Professor Mala Htun has just been elected as a member of The...

On April 11, The University of New Mexico recognized 477 Lobo faculty and staff, celebrating employees with 15, 20, 30, and 35 years of service at the 43rd Annual Service Award Recognition Ceremony. This year, UNM paid special recognition to several...