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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.

Ray Hernández-Durán, an art history professor in UNM’s Art Department in the College of Fine Arts, was recently named Regents' Professor. 

As Team USA skates for a gold medal this Thursday in women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, history of a different kind is unfolding closer to home at The University of New Mexico.

A new study led by The University of New Mexico researchers has uncovered a surprising pattern in how deserts of the southwestern United States produce dust over long climate cycles. Unlike most of the world—where dust emissions peak during cold, glacial...

A quantum research project led by The University of New Mexico in collaboration with national labs and universities around the country was awarded a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL) to...

University of New Mexico faculty expertise was on full display this week as researchers and scientists from around the globe gathered in Albuquerque, creating a central hub of innovation and intellectual exchange for the IEEE International Conference on...

A National Science Foundation grant has significantly expanded the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)'s outreach in the New Mexico community, including summer camps, exhibits, and an internship program.

The initiative will build a national-level, fully open AI ecosystem to drive scientific discovery through AI and, in doing so, will also advance the science of AI itself.

The Quantum Photonics and Quantum Technology (QPAQT) graduate program is entering its second successful year within The University of New Mexico’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM).

The Center for High Technology Materials has added two cutting-edge instruments to its research arsenal—marking a first for the university — thanks to an NSF grant.