Research

The Born–Oppenheimer (BO) approximation is the best known mathematical model in molecular quantum mechanics. Named after Max Born and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the approach was proposed during an early period of quantum mechanics back in the...

The following letter was written by a group of more than 40 fire and forest scientists led by The University of New Mexico’s Matt Hurteau, a professor in the Department of Biology. It addresses concerns with a recent decision over new directives aimed at...

Some of the greatest advancements in technology have occurred through the expanding field of Quantum Information Science (QIS) – and UNM’s Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC) is now poised to become the national center for this...

Look out, polyester. Here come the eco-friendly, recyclable, organic fabrics of the future. Marilyn Zimmerman, a Fine Art major in Studio Art and Experimental Art and Technology at The University of New Mexico, recently participated virtually in the...

Black and immigrant girls often face indifference and even cruelty in the classroom, which is a hostile learning environment for many, according to newly published research by Ranita Ray, a new associate professor of Sociology and Maxine Baca-Zinn...

Christopher Perfetti, assistant professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project to explore the physics behind UNM’s nuclear reactor. The project,...

A small flickering at dusk near the trees, a pinprick of light rising from the ground – fireflies bring an air of magic and wonder to long summer evenings. The twinkling conversation between beetles is commonly associated with mating patterns; and new...

With a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases and as vaccination rates stall in parts of the country, questions surrounding the level of protection offered by vaccines remain prominent. One researcher at The University of New Mexico is taking that question...

Diana Northup, a visiting associate professor in The University of New Mexico’s Biology department, was recently featured in an episode of Alien Worlds, a new docufiction series streaming on Netflix for her cave...

Tucked into a corner of the Albuquerque Museum sculpture garden just off the historic Old Town Plaza is A Garden: The Living Room. The public art + agroecology project was created by Land Arts of the American West...