College of Arts & Sciences

Each year, during the days leading up to Spring and Fall commencement, the University Communication and Marketing team highlights Lobos who have inspired us through their exceptional leadership, courage, and perseverance at The University of New Mexico....

Maya Shamsid-Deen has a few titles - mother, teacher, and now, Doctor. A love for plants as a child grew into a decade-long academic career, crossing the finish line with her Ph.D. in Biology from The University of New Mexico in May.

If you had asked Brandon Salazar during his freshman year where he would have ended up, the first-generation student would not have thought it would be working in higher education.  “I’m the first in my family to ever go to college,” Salazar said. “I...

As NASA prepares for a new era of lunar exploration, University of New Mexico planetary scientist Charles “Chip” Shearer will explain how future missions hope to complete scientific goals during the Apollo era. Shearer is a member of the Sustainable...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced that Joan Bybee, distinguished professor emerita of UNM Linguistics, has been elected to the Academy as part of the 2025 class. She joins a renowned group of nearly 250 leaders from across the...

New Mexico has long been a leader in radio astronomy, with the iconic Very Large Array (VLA) standing as a symbol of scientific innovation for nearly 50 years. Operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), the VLA remains one of the most...

Every May, UNM celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the contributions and achievements of these communities. This observance began as a weeklong celebration in the 1970s and extended to a full month...

Tsé Yaa Kin or Mummy Cave, is an alcove village revered by Indigenous people as an ancestral place. TséYaa Kin means “House Under the Rock” and is aptly named. The 1,700-year-old site is nestled in the center of a 1,000-foot vertical...

It is that time of year when The University of New Mexico Chicana/o department professors Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Mario Del Angel-Guevara host their annual Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine without Borderssummer program.  This summer, they celebrate...

Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, professor of history and Regents’ Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has been named a 2025–26 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow—one of just 25 higher education leaders...