College of Arts & Sciences

The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) recently held its annual summer conference in New Mexico to showcase and discuss the latest research findings, contributing to the knowledge and advancement in environmental and resource...

From New Mexico to Norway! Sharon Erickson Nepstad, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at The University of New Mexico, is heading overseas next spring for research after being awarded a prestigious grant at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway.

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.

Rosa Vallejos-Yopán, a linguistics professor at The University of New Mexico, has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to further her research on Amazonian languages in Peru. 

The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy department faculty are leading student interns through a 10-week program designed to introduce them to the academic research process.  

Did you know the University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics and Astronomy has a machine shop? It's where science meets steel inside PAIS, with all types of machines to build things that can’t exactly be purchased at the store.

A new study conducted by The University of New Mexico identifies two different Instagram profiles and how they interact with political and social issues.

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced its list of newly elected members. Mary Stiner, a distinguished UNM alumna, is among this year’s class. This prestigious award is highly competitive because of its...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) have shared new research on the contamination at Holloman Lake in southern New Mexico. The team began studying PFAS contamination of wildlife at Holloman Lake...

A Martian landmark now bears the name of University of New Mexico planetary scientist Horton E. Newsom, whose decades of research helped expand humanity’s understanding of the red planet. “Horton Newsom Point,” a feature recently designated by NASA...