College of Arts & Sciences

The Sustainable Space Research Grand Challenge (SSR_GC) team has been awarded the 2025 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award (STEMYS) in Higher Education by the New Mexico Tech Engagement Office of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The STEMYS celebrate...

Do culturally appropriate mental health interventions have to be culturally specific? University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Jessica Goodkind says not exactly.

This week, educators from across the state are gathering at the University of New Mexico to learn how to help their students connect to New Mexico history and Chicana & Chicano Studies. The Initiatives for Student-Engaged Educations Ecosystems (ISEE)...

As the leadership of the Office of Academic Affairs transitions in July, two faculty will be joining its leadership in new interim roles. Rebecca Sánchez, currently associate dean for equity, inclusion and faculty affairs in the College of Education and...

Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen scientists around the world. The discovery is...

The University of New Mexico Office of Academic Affairs has announced that five faculty members — whose expertise ranges from hantavirus to Heidegger — have been promoted to the rank of distinguished professor. The 2025 distinguished professor class is...

When Hanmin Kim joined a campus international food festival as part of the Korean team, he had no idea the event would spark a movement. His homemade gimbap—a Korean seaweed rice roll—quickly stole the show, drawing crowds and calls for more. Just months...

Jason Moore, associate professor and chair of the Honors College at The University of New Mexico, is set to lead a team of researchers and students back to the Paraguayan Chaco in 2025 as part of the groundbreaking “Future Fossils on Fans” project. This...

From California to Georgia and finally to New Mexico, Ruben Loza has been prioritizing finding community throughout his academic career.

The University of New Mexico's Institute for the Study of "Race" and Social Justice will welcome Shiv Desai as its new director starting July 1. Former director Shinsuke Eguchi will leave UNM for Wake Forest University in North Carolina this...