Faculty News

Three of the honorees of this year’s Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards will be featured during the inaugural Faculty Lightning Lounge talks for the 2025-26 academic year on Sept. 10.

UNM professors Irene Vásquez Ph.D., and Ray Hernández-Durán Ph.D., have curated an exhibit featuring six New Mexican artists whose work can now be seen at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.  

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Fernando Moreu, associate professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, to join its class of fellows. Moreu will be inducted at the ASCE OPAL Gala...

University of New Mexico researcher Katie Witkiewitz Ph.D., was recently honored with the Marlatt Mentorship Award from the Research Society on Alcohol, the largest organization of alcohol researchers in the country.  

UNM Online would like to recognize online instructors who recently participated in the Foundational Course Design Review, a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing the online learning experience for students.

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) recently welcomed a new director. Damián Vergara Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Spanish & Portuguese and Hispanic Linguistics from The University of New Mexico. 

Getting back in the swing of the academic year can be a challenge after a summer hiatus. Fortunately for UNM instructors, the Center for Teaching and Learning is here to help.   Get Set Reset will be held Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with virtual...

Research Assistant Professor Svende Braun, of the University of New Mexico Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been selected as co-convener of the B-Physics Weak Decays Working Group within the ATLAS Experiment — one of the world’s largest and most...

Chris Perfetti, associate professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, received the American Nuclear Society Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award at the organization’s national conference in Chicago for his work advancing nuclear...

The University of New Mexico’s College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) announces the AI & Pedagogy Summer Program, a new virtual initiative designed to support humanities educators in thoughtfully exploring the role of artificial...