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Maya Shamsid-Deen has a few titles - mother, teacher, and now, Doctor. A love for plants as a child grew into a decade-long academic career, crossing the finish line with her Ph.D. in Biology from The University of New Mexico in May.

A 30 kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) array on The University of New Mexico Student Union Building (SUB) was placed in service late in 2024, marking a milestone for a student-led effort to bring solar energy to the SUB. The Graduate and...

Daisy Belmares-Ortega will graduate from The University of New Mexico this week with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The degree will mark an achievement in both academics and perseverance for the first-generation college student and...

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.   The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM...

University of New Mexico professor of Psychology Katie Witkiewitz is spearheading a new program to provide mentorship for graduate students who are working to address issues of health inequities in New Mexico. The work is being done through the...

Buildings, classrooms, electrical, high-speed internet, optical fiber, research laboratories – the importance of education infrastructure cannot be overstated. Studies have shown that high-quality academic and research infrastructure leads to better...

The history of the Earth and of life on Earth is written in sedimentary rock layers. To understand the history, you must understand the rocks. Sedimentary rock layers of 541- 485 million years old, from the Cambrian Period, provide a record of incredible...

Imagine leaving your home to go on a walk around the block, a familiar path you’ve walked many times. After a few steps into your walk, you look around and begin to feel like you don’t know where you are - nothing looks familiar. For aging adults,...

For scientists developing life-saving medicines, knowing how cells interact and communicate with one another is an important part of the puzzle. The problem is, being able to see those interactions through a microscope hasn’t always been possible. But...

The University of New Mexico is helping the National Park Service celebrate 100 years in 2016. UNM is a part of their history through faculty and student projects including a current initiative with the NPS’ National Trails Intermountain Region...