Research

Most parents have had to handle a situation involving a picky eater. Now, instead of forcing them to try a new dish, you can present facts: trying something new may be good for your mental health.  Jeremy Hogeveen Thanks to a $2.8 million National...

Deforestation is one of the largest contributors to the climate crisis, and now there is evidence that its significant impact on our ecosystem is also affecting the diets of tropical birds. In a study led by the University of Utah, scientists used a...

The Office of the Vice President for Research, in partnership with the Global Education Office, is excited to announce the faculty and student winners of this year’s Globally-Engaged Research Awards.  “Our UNM faculty and students engaged in...

When it comes to ways to present research to the public, typical methods include posters and talks that detail the scientific process and findings in a somewhat predictable way. But imagine communicating research through a painting, a poem or a...

The UNM Office of the Vice President for Research and the Undergraduate Research, Arts and Design Network (URAD) are seeking nominations for the Faculty-Mentored Research Award. This joint award is given annually to an outstanding undergraduate...

Two students in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) awards in environmental engineering. Carl Abadam and Christine Gleicher, both students of Anjali...

As far back as 45,000 years ago, groups of hunter-gatherers lived in what is now called El Mirón Cave near the northern coast of Spain. First discovered for science in 1903 by local archaeologists and surveyed by University of New Mexico Professor of...

When Dr. David Schade delivers the 8th Annual Community-Engaged Research Lecture (CERL) at The University of New Mexico on April 19, he’ll have 50 minutes to expand on his favorite subject, saving lives. “The talk will really be about preventing heart...

My Linh Lucero, a second-year student at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. The fundamental objective of MMUF is to address the problem of underrepresentation in the academy at the level of college...

It’s an old equation with a new solution. Now, new funding, plus a new UNM team is going to equal more STEM educators in New Mexico.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just awarded a UNM cross-campus collaboration a $1.49 million grant. That...