Research

Among the many programs for student researchers at The University of New Mexico, the only school in the state with the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, is the Undergraduate Research Training...

A team of international scientists has found that many densely populated coastal cities worldwide are at a high risk of extreme relative sea level rise as land sinks due to groundwater extraction and other industrial processes. The team of scientists,...

Are elephants important? How about rhinoceros? Or lions? What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals? New research by Professor of Biology Felisa Smith at the University of New Mexico shows the profound impacts of losing large-bodied...

Joseph Erwin, a senior in The University of New Mexico Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of a fellowship from the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium. The fellowship will allow Erwin to conduct two years of research of relevance to...

Three faculty members from the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences recently published an ALA Editions Special Report that looks at cultural humility as a practice to support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in libraries and...

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is seeking nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Research Staff Awards. The Outstanding Research Staff Awards are a component of our holistic commitment to promote a dynamic research support system via...

Child abuse, mental health, food and housing insecurity, and language endangerment — the issues facing New Mexicans everyday can be seen from the streets of Las Cruces to the doorways of Taos. But 10 research teams at The University of New Mexico are...

For the last three years researchers at The University of New Mexico have set out to collaborate and address problems that impact individuals on a global, national and regional scale through the Grand Challenges program ­­­­– now that program is...

It is every researcher’s goal to make a long-lasting impact with their work. And for one computer science professor at The University of New Mexico, that is exactly what he has accomplished. Abdullah Mueen, an associate professor in the Department of...

A traumatic experience in her teens is driving a University of New Mexico student’s research experience and plans for a future in public service.  Abrianna Morales, who was named a Truman Scholar earlier this year, found a network of peers serving in...