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Nasir Ahmed, a University of New Mexico alumnus and professor emeritus, has been selected to the National Academy of Engineering’s class of 2026 for his work inventing the discrete cosine transform, which is the data compression format that serves as the basis for most digital media standards.

Maria Lane, dean of Graduate Studies and professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has been named as a fellow of the American Association of Geographers.

Veronica Lopez has spent the last two years getting her master’s degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Her area of focus was researching ways to support Chicano students and teachers in urban areas, and she did it all while working full time as a high school teacher in Chicago.

Graduate Studies’ 2025 LoboBITES competition boasted a wide array of research topics. Twelve students competed recently representing four colleges.

For Ian Widrick-Martinez, walking across the stage to celebrate the completion of his Master of Public Administration will be the culmination of a journey that began with a conversation with his father and has taken him across the region, all while...

Amber Gallup, who received her Ph.D. from The University of New Mexico in 2024, is the recipient of the Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize for 2025, which will be presented at the UNM graduate commencement ceremony at University Arena on Dec. 11.

After five hotly-contested preliminary rounds last week, the LoboBites finalists have been announced. The graduate students listed below will compete Thursday, Nov. 13 for a chance to win up to $1,000 in scholarship prizes at UNM's premier graduate...

Native American Studies Ph.D. candidate Allison Shaddox had never presented on her own research before participating in last year’s LoboBITES event. But afterwards, she said it made her a presenter. 

UNM participates in the UR Inspiration International Undergraduate Research Conference. Last fall, 10 UNM students participated in the online conference.

The Graduate Community Mentoring program is continuing to build collective relationships for the 2025-2026 academic year.