College of Arts & Sciences

Nine women faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2023 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will explore how to reduce the number of Native American students with dyslexia, why some...

For centuries, nomadic pastoralists have been moving their livestock with the seasons between camps at the headwaters of the Yenisei River in Tuva in Russia and northern Mongolia. In new research, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at The...

Spaniards first arrived in the 1500s in what is known today as the southwestern State of New Mexico, bringing with them a now-antiquated form of the Spanish language. They encountered and then merged  ̶  often by force  ̶  with the Indigenous populations...

In a new study titled, “Understanding Feeling ‘High’ and Its Role in Medical Cannabis Patient Outcomes,” published in the journal, Frontiers in Pharmacology, researchers at The University of New Mexico, in collaboration with Releaf App™ found that...

UNM Department of Physics & Astronomy Associate Professor Francisco Elohim Becerra was recently awarded an $800,000 research grant for a research...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) has announced the Tribal/Community College Research Scholar appointment of Steven A. Romero for a summer 2023 residency. Romero is an adjunct English instructor at Central New Mexico Community College and will begin...

For nearly two centuries, researchers have speculated on the classification of two species of shrikes found in central and southern Africa. Now, because of the simple curiosity of one Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biology, the longstanding mystery...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Jennifer Malat as the next dean of the College of Arts & Sciences effective Aug. 21, 2023. “I am excited to bring Dr. Malat to UNM as our next...

One of the most unique, popular courses at the University of New Mexico is back fully in-person this summer. Curanderismo, the art of Mexican folk healing, is a tradition passed down through generations both in New Mexico and beyond. With Professor...

The solution for crime reduction in New Mexico is not a simple mix of crime and punishment. It does not fall on the shoulders of just the courts, just police, or just the jails, to fix. That’s why a statewide, multi-organizational collaboration is...