Faculty News

An interdisciplinary team of Indigenous and western scientists from around the globe recently received the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their research on the evolution of...

The first book on renowned Mexican composer Mario Lavista, titled Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds (Oxford University Press, 2023), was recently published by Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, associate professor of Musicology at The University of New Mexico. It...

UNM’s School of Public Administration is gaining more notoriety for its programs and faculty members. Assistant Professor Michelle Allgood was recently named an American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Founders’ Fellow. “I’m excited for the...

Assistant Professor Scott Kamen’s new book, From Union Halls to the Suburbs: Americans for Democratic Action and the Transformation of Postwar Liberalism examines what we call “liberalism” in the United States and the shift from its working-class roots...

The Center on Alcohol, Substance use and Addictions (CASAA) is helping to improve lives and promote well-being one research study at a time. Two key issues are getting a focused investigation this semester, led by CASAA Director Katie Witkiewitz and...

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether to uphold the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Trump from the 2024 Colorado primary ballot. A UNM Law professor is among a group of First Amendment scholars arguing the...

One of the first steps towards improving anything is awareness. Risks, dangers, and problems can often be resolved, as long as someone is waving the red flag.  That’s exactly the reason why College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) Exercise Science...

This story is one for the history books, which is fitting, as the news itself is about a history book.  A devoted team of UNM Native American professors are planning, developing and writing the first ever tribal government textbook for young...

Tobias Fischer, a professor at The University of New Mexico's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, has been heavily involved in tracking Iceland’s volcanic activity. A noted volcanologist, Fischer traveled to Iceland in mid-November 2023 to...

UNM Communication & Journalism Professor Michael Lechuga is not only paving the path for research on virtual reality, but an all too real one.  Lechuga has just co-authored and published the book Migrant World Making, a harrowing collection of...