Research

It’s a tale celebrated across generations each holiday season. A grouchy rich man named Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas, after a supernatural encounter on Christmas Eve. Yet, beyond the three ghosts and Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol...

Meeko Oishi, a professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is leading a $1 million project on human-centered autonomous systems as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Boosting Research Ideas for...

The ​​ability to say words, form sentences, and openly speak with people around you may seem like a very normal part of everyday life. In fact, you may even dread certain conversations with certain people.   Not everyone has that luxury, however.  When...

Sakineh Chabi, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of a 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award. Chabi’s project was...

One researcher at The University of New Mexico is leading the charge to better care for and understand a diagnosis which affects dozens of babies taking their first breath.  Psychology Associate Professor Benjamin Clark is studying memory loss in those...

The University of New Mexico Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities is celebrating, and with good cause. They recently received an award for their successful project at the prestigious Venice Biennale 2022 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition and award...

A health crisis which exists in Chile and Bangladesh, also has profound dangers right here in the Southwestern United States.   Arsenic, a toxic, chemical element, is linked to a number of adverse health issues, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and...

Just after her freshman year in 2020, University of New Mexico student Kiana Frederick decided to take a course with associate professor Sarita Cargas in the Honors College. Cargas was looking for students who wanted to explore food and housing security...

Through a detailed study of a planetary system 218 light-years away, a team of international researchers is providing evidence for the existence of a new type of planet called a water world. The team, led by Caroline Piaulet, a Ph.D. student of the...

In 2010, Gruia-Catalin Roman was an accomplished faculty member in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University in Saint Louis, where he had made his home for more than three decades. He was chair of the department, held an...