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“I love research,” enthuses The University of New Mexico alum Raven Otero-Symphony. “Not only did research give me the freedom to question and explore in my own capacity on topics that interest me, it also provided support during challenging moments in...

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...

Born into a cycle of addiction, University of New Mexico senior Gerald Lovato was a child when he first realized the power of creating art to escape and heal from trauma. Lovato, who majored in Fine Arts with a studio concentration in Painting and...

A new fellowship is available to undergraduate students at The University of New Mexico interested in careers in medicine, health professions, public health policy, and health research in Native American communities. Twenty students will be selected to...

Finding her niche from her traditional background to success has sometimes been a rocky road for Raven Longwolf Alcott. But now a senior looking forward to graduation next spring, she has negotiated the obstacles and found success at The University of...

Christine Gleicher is the first in her family to go to college. Raised in the South Valley of Albuquerque, Gleicher started her college work at CNM before transitioning to The University of New Mexico in 2020. In March 2022, she was named a Goldwater...

A program at The University of New Mexico Department of Emergency Medicine allows students to participate in hands-on clinical research while working with staff and patients in the UNMH Emergency Department. The multi-semester course, Research in Acute...

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...

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...

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...