Biology

The UNM Sustainability Studies Program has announced a new partnership between the Agri-Cultura Network and La Montanita Co-op. Starting in May, the on-campus Co-op Grab & Go location, next to the UNM Bookstore on main campus, will be the weekly ...

The UNM Biology Department hosts its 23rd Annual Research Day and Open House this Thursday and Friday, April 3-4 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.  The keynote speaker is Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, who will discuss “Biological Invasions: ...

It has long been known that birds and bats have small genomes, but the cause was uncertain. Now researchers at the University of New Mexico have shown that the genome shrinks over evolutionary time in species that spend lots of energy on flight. This ...

UNM will soon have much more computing power under its belt.  Enough to sequence the genomic data for thousands of people in New Mexico over the next several years.

The University of New Mexico announced recently that it has two Grand Challenges Explorations winners, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Distinguished Professor Eric Loker, and Associate Professor Coenraad Adema, both from ...

Researchers at the University of New Mexico in the Department of Biology are studying the rate and fitness effects of spontaneous mutations, a central area of study in evolution and biology. The research, enabled through a three-year, $750,000 ...

Graduateprograms.com compiled their first ever Top Graduate Programs according to students, raking the best graduate programs in the country in a variety of fields based solely on ratings and reviews from current and recent graduate students. UNM is ...

Despite the availability of a cheap and effective vaccine, measles remains a leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide, killing more than 150,000 individuals in 2011. In a new study, researchers at the University of New Mexico have revealed ...

The University of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque host the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (JMIH) at the Albuquerque Convention Center this week through Monday, July 15. The conference attracts more than 1,000 scientists ...

UNM planners are starting the preparation process to construct an addition on the west side of the recently completed Science & Math Building with $5 million appropriated from the state ...