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At The University of New Mexico, research is not an abstract pursuit confined to laboratories—it is a public good that strengthens communities, grows the economy, improves health, and prepares the next generation of New Mexico’s workforce.

Recently published research from a Ph.D. graduate from the biology department at The University of New Mexico finds that frequent fires have the potential to reduce tree water stress.

Students and faculty from eight universities in the West are working together and researching topics on issues impacting the Western United States like water scarcity and wildfires.

As a young man, Gabriel López worked for the U.S. Forest Service making new hiking and riding trails in and around the Pecos Wilderness. The trail crew would work and camp for weeks at a time maintaining and blazing new trails in the beautiful and remote...

The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center (HSC) had quite a year as reflected by several construction projects including the new Critical Care Tower and the College of Nursing and Population Health Building. Not only were construction workers...

A new study conducted by researchers from The University of New Mexico has found that wildfires — which have been increasing in frequency, severity and extent around the globe — are one of the largest drivers of aquatic impairment in the western United...

There’s no doubt that climate change is affecting ecosystems as well as the lifestyles of plants and animals around the globe. As temperatures rise, so do the complexity of the issues. Scientists, both in the United States and around the world, are...