Faculty News

After a nationwide search, Luis Campos, associate professor of the history of science at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to serve as the next Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Bárbara Reyes has been appointed director of the UNM Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI). Reyes, an associate professor of History, has research interests that include Chicano History, Southwest History, U.S. Immigration History, Gender and...

Having grown up in Nepal, Ramesh Giri knows what it’s like to not have many opportunities and resources in school. So now, as a professor of chemistry at The University of New Mexico, Giri thought of a way to give back to this community by starting a program to bring local high school students into his lab to learn about chemistry in a hands-on way.

John Fleck has been appointed director of The University of New Mexico's Water Resources Program. Fleck is Professor of Practice in water policy and governance in the university’s Department of Economics, and has been the Water Resources Program’s...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah and Health Sciences Center Chancellor Paul Roth recently announced the promotion of six UNM faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor. They include: Scott Collins, Martin Kirk, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, David Whitten, José...

The advancement of the study of the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most significant scientific achievements in modern history. Now, a new technique developed at The University of New Mexico will change the way researchers sequence DNA, what they’re able to learn from it and how many lives they’re able to save.

Dr. Jon Houck, research assistant professor at UNM’s Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), has been awarded a 4-year, $1.4 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate disparities in substance use...

Several researchers from The University of New Mexico collaborated on a project that was selected as a finalist for a diversity award from the American Society for Engineering Education. The paper was presented and featured at a special session at the...

A chemistry professor at The University of New Mexico is building synthetic molecules that would revolutionize data storage capacity. Those molecules, along with a variety of other applications, could be used to develop three dimensional holographic...

Albuquerque Business First annually selects 40 honorees for its annual 40 Under 40 list. This year, five of the 40 chosen came from the University of New Mexico. UNM’s honorees include: director and research assistant professor at UNM’s Center for...