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Alexandre Frederick Mills, a graduate student in The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy, is among 52 students from across the nation selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and a German team have written a collaborative paper about their joint project that was published this week. The article is Laser cooling of ytterbium-doped silica glass and appears in Communications...

Eight faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2020 Women in STEM awards. Their work includes research on the impact of global warming on alpine stream biology, the creation of a better way to identify missing and...

Dead men tell no tales, the saying goes. But a new database at UNM will allow researchers and others to gather a wealth of information from deceased men, women, and children. Construction of the New Mexico Decedent Image Database  is complete and the...

People die. All the time. From many causes, including old age, disease, accidents, murder. But researchers can learn from these deaths. Heather Edgar, forensic anthropologist at The University of New Mexico Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) and...

While universities used to be focused on specialization in a student’s chosen field, higher education is moving more and more toward interdisciplinary learning. The University of New Mexico is no different, and the Shared Knowledge Conference showcases...

Church Rock, N.M. has been home to the Diné, Navajo people, long before uranium mines appeared during the Cold War and is the site of one of the worst nuclear accidents in recorded U.S. history. On-going and slow-paced uranium mine waste cleanup efforts...

A project to develop new ultrafast laser transmitter technology at The University of New Mexico is expected to have a revolutionary impact on the physics of semiconductor lasers, with potential applications that could result in ten times the speed of current fiber optic networks.

Learn about the depth of research work being done at UNM during the Spring 2017 Shared Knowledge Conference (SKC). The conference, organized by Graduate Studies, will be held on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in SUB Ballroom C. It provides an opportunity...

The University of New Mexico’s Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program and the Research Opportunity Program (ROP) are now accepting applications for the fall 2017 program. The McNair program and ROP prepare first generation, economically disadvantaged, and/or...