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For the second year in a row, business, academic and economic development and government leaders from the city, state and region will converge at The University of New Mexico to meet with recent highly-trained STEM professionals who are in and out of New...

Ten scientists at the University of New Mexico were recently selected for the 2018 Women in STEM awards. Their work on eight separate projects includes research on smart grass that could generate energy, the effects of head injuries in professional...

Step out of the classroom this summer and experience STEM opportunities in a stimulating environment with students, professors, research, scientists and technology. The University of New Mexico’s STEM University provides undergrad students with a...

Join The University of New Mexico's STEM University for “Pathways to Leadership and Innovation: An Evening with Women in STEM,” on March 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom C. This event is open for those curious about science, engineering,...

Women STEM faculty at UNM can now apply for a variety of grants as part of the third annual Women in STEM awards. The grants are supported by through an anonymous gift made to UNM to support research by, and professorships for, women faculty in Science,...

Looking for something quick and easy to enhance a resume? The University of New Mexico’s STEM-H Center seeks volunteer student and faculty judges for two upcoming competitions for the Central New Mexico Science and Engineering Research Challenge, and the...

Twelve pioneering STEM women, including four with ties to The University of New Mexico, will be featured in the 2018 New Mexico Women of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) calendar. The theme for this year’s calendar is the "Passion...

"Brain drain" is the process in which a state, such as New Mexico, loses its most educated and talented workforce to other states through migration for the lack of apparent opportunities. For New Mexico, this is a problem because the most highly skilled...

Six years ago, UNM was given an extraordinary opportunity by the U.S. Department of Education. The University believed it could more successfully educate Hispanic and low-income students in the fields of STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math....

UNM-Valencia Professor Miriam Chávez recently received the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award...