Faculty News

Eva Encinias Sandoval, the dancer who brought Flamenco to The University of New Mexico, recently retired after 43 years. Encinias love for the fiery, passionate Spanish dance form led her to create the concentration in Flamenco in the UNM dance...

Distinguished Professor Paul Hutton from The University of New Mexico Department of History  was recently presented with the True Westerner of the Year Award from True West magazine. Hutton is known for his work in the film and television industry and he...

Three researchers at The University of New Mexico, including two affiliated faculty at the Latin American & Iberian Institute, were awarded a five-year National Science Foundation grant to develop and test a bilingual computer programming curricula into...

In his website biography, Subhankar Banerjee, Professor of Art & Ecology at The University of New Mexico, describes an experience on a trip to the Arctic in 2000 that showed him how the Earth was in crisis. “In one early morning, I was standing on...

To say biomechanical engineer Christina Salas has had a busy year would be an understatement. Since last spring, Salas and her students at The University of New Mexico have used 3D printers to create thousands of face masks and face shields to protect...

University of New Mexico students, staff, faculty and community members are planning a virtual vigil to honor and mourn in solidarity with AAPI Communities Friday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. The vigil will begin with a discussion featuring students, faculty...

Four researchers from several disciplines at The University of New Mexico recently were awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant for their project to create new career opportunities for rural craftspeople by blending traditional craft...

A group of 17 historians recently met to assess the turbulent presidency of Donald Trump. Among those helping to compile a scholarly history of the 45th president’s administration is Jason Scott Smith, professor of History at The University of New...

Last year, Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, traveled to Italy on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. The grant allowed her...

The Pueblo of Laguna and Pueblo of Jemez filed a federal lawsuit on Friday, March 26 to protect clean water in New Mexico. The lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the U.S. District Court...