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The University of New Mexico's STEM Collaborative Center is offering graduate students an opportunity to mentor and encourage children to take an interest in STEM. “Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists” is an amazing opportunity to give back to the...

One of the most general rules in ecology is that biodiversity increases towards the tropics. However, a conspicuous exception to this pattern occurs in the ocean where warm-blooded predators such as seals, whales and penguins generally increase in...

Firefighters entering a burning building step into a critically risky and potentially lethal environment. Smoke and flames combined with unfamiliar environments, compounded by stress and anxiety complicate accurate decision making. How a firefighter...

A global leader in the research, design and manufacturing has The University of New Mexico School of Engineering on its radar.  General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is donating to UNM under the GA-EMS Scholars Program to establish annual...

A new collaborative series between Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico universities will feature research topics every six weeks and will begin on Jan. 29. The first New Mexico Research Spotlight Forum will be from 1-5 p.m. at the Lobo...

Studying the fundamentals of life – What exactly is it? How did it come into being? – is a practice nearly as ancient as the existence of humankind. Last December, Vice President for Research and Professor Gabriel Lopez led a contingent of faculty and...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico are wading through one of the state’s most prolific problems: water resources. Interdisciplinary researchers from across campus published a report titled “New Mexico Water: What Our Next Leaders Need to Know”...

At this very moment, there’s a tower on Sandia Crest sending experimental, high frequency microwaves across the city. Using frequencies outside the range of conventional electronics, this tower is used to collect data on potential electromagnetic signals...

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...

Mehran Tehrani, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to develop new materials that are ductile yet strong.  Such material has potential for...