Research

Cosmology is the study of the universe—how and when it began, how it moves and how fast, and how its forces interact with each other. It is the study of the balance between what we can’t see and what we can. Dr. Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, assistant...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) visited the Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) at The University of New Mexico last week to see the work being done by forensic anthropologist Heather Edgar and her team to improve the identification of Native American...

During a recent exhibitions design class taught by professor Devorah Romanek, curator of exhibits at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, the works of two photographers who chronicled life in New Mexico captured the...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) conducted an inventory survey of the insects and other arthropods of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, and sister park, Cuatrociengas Protected Area,...

The basic definition for the Spanish language word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from the verb querer, which means "to want” or “to love." But the reality of querencia is more complicated, more poetic and sentimental, seated in deep emotions...

Recent University of New Mexico Ph.D. graduate Jocelyn Colella has been awarded the 2021 Popejoy Dissertation Prize for her work studying the genetic diversity of weasels. Her research, including the use of resources at the UNM Center for Advanced...

University of New Mexico Ph.D. student David Camak, professor and curator of fishes at the Museum of Southwestern Biology Thomas Turner, and professor Megan Osborne recently published a paper about their research on analyzing genomic sequences of fish,...

The University of New Mexico's Center for Regional Studies recently selected Aimee Villarreal to participate in its Scholar-in-Residence Program as a short-term Visiting Research Scholar for the Summer 2021 term. Villarreal received her Ph.D. in...

Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman at The University of New Mexico are helping lead a national effort to understand effective COVID-19 vaccine messaging and hesitancy factors. The massive American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll is a partnership between...

The Summer Intensive Research Internship (SIRI): Creating Technology to Help People is currently in session. The internship is an 8-week summer program that provides competitive stipends, housing and meal plans, and travel allowance. The program...