College of Arts & Sciences

The University of New Mexico Institute for Medieval Studies is hosting the 48th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association, June 16-18 on the UNM campus. The conference, titled “The Past, Present, and Future of Medieval and...

Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Anna Skripka, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. Skripka, who focuses on analysis, will use the $450,000 award to...

When University of New Mexico Physics & Astronomy Professor Greg Taylor turned on the first Long Wavelength Array (LWA1) station in 2011, he wasn’t exactly sure what they were going to find. Fast forward five years, and now, Taylor and recent Ph.D. graduate Ken Obenberger have detected and studied a strange, meteoric phenomenon no one else had ever seen.

Traveling to a faraway continent isn’t something every child dreams about. But, for University of New Mexico alumna Maureen Meyer, Africa has always held a special place in her heart and mind. Now, thanks to the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, that childhood dream will soon become reality.

Even zombie meals follow some rules. At least that’s the argument Melissa Francis, a graduate student with an interest in zombies presented in her final project for CJ 502. Her project, “Zombies and Brains: Food and Humans as Food in Zombie Films and...

When graduate Dominic Aragon talks about NASCAR racing his eyes light up. The Communication and Journalism major lives hundreds of miles from the nearest NASCAR race track. So how did Aragon get full media accreditation to interview drivers and work...

It’s safe to say that Jenna Hagengruber knows the value of education. Hagengruber, a senior with a double major in English and philosophy, and a minor in Honors, will soon graduate as part of the Class of 2016. Hagengruber, an Albuquerque-native who...

University of New Mexico student Maria Mendez will graduate this May. Even after losing her father to suicide, she pushed to finish college. Mendez came to UNM from Pomona, Calif. She attended CEP orientation and got in contact with an advisor who was ...

Renee Reeves won first place in the Joe and Steve Mercer Memorial Scholarship Speech Tournament, sponsored by the Department of Communication and Journalism, recently. Reeves, a liberal arts major, won $1,000 for her speech titled, “Homelessness in New...

The University of New Mexico honors three integral and well-recognized members of the campus community with Honorary Degrees during its 2016 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 14 at 9 a.m. at Wise Pies Arena aka. The Pit. Honorees...