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A new study, conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico, found ancient, primordial helium-3 leaking from the Earth’s core, suggesting the planet formed inside a solar nebula, stirring further debate among scientists. Each year, about 2 kg...

Since he was a kid, Jorge Loredo Duran was always into all kinds of sports, including cycling, martial arts, competing in a triathlon, and even playing on an e-sports team. The Mexico City native and current doctoral student at The University of New...

Lisa Barrow, assistant professor of Biology and curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM, was awarded a $970,175 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for her project Determinants of amphibian genomic diversity:...

The University of New Mexico KIVA Club, along with UNM LEAF, hosts Solidarity with Indigenous Led Environmental Justice, a screening of the documentary Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco, followed by a panel discussion with...

The University of New Mexico's nationally recognized School of Architecture + Planning recently presented its 2022 Jeff Harnar Awards, which honor the legacy of the late local architect and his groundbreaking work in contemporary design. The Jeff Harnar...

Researchers all over the world are pursuing methods to develop clean, green, and renewable energy resources to reduce human impact on the planet. This includes research dedicated to building new, technologically advanced, nuclear reactors to support the...

New Mexico’s longstanding history of being on the forefront of quantum computing has now brought together some of the greatest leaders in the field to propel us into the Second Quantum Revolution. Quantum New Mexico (QNM), an initiative between The...

In what is possibly a first for The University of New Mexico, an alumnus has won a Grammy award. Col. Jim R. Keene, UNM Class of 1988, received a Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album for the recording Soundtrack of the American Soldier, on which he...

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the University of New Mexico Research Policy Committee will present Dr. Johnnye Lewis with the Community-Engaged Research Lecture award. Lewis will present her lecture, “Community-Researcher Partnerships...

Cynthia Chavez Lamar, University of New Mexico alumna and director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), will be the guest speaker at the inaugural Alfonso Ortiz Lecture on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. An enrolled member of...