College of Arts & Sciences

The experience of where and how we learn shapes who we are and the work that we do. For Dr. Maxine Baca Zinn, her time spent studying at The University of New Mexico left an indelible mark. “It’s been fifty years since I began my work,” says Baca Zinn,...

Step out of the classroom this summer and experience STEM opportunities in a stimulating environment with students, professors, research, scientists and technology. The University of New Mexico’s STEM University provides undergrad students with a...

It’s a common misconception that earning a Ph.D. will leave you with no alternative but to traverse the dusty halls of academia for the rest of your life. In the case of Professor Cristyn L. Elder with the Department of English Language and Literature at...

Anand Macherla from Honors College, a senior Economics major, and UNM’s Devrim Tiryaki, a senior Economics and Political Science major, recently won the Social Venture Challengerepresenting the United States.  The Resolution Social Venture Challenge...

Victor Polyak, senior research scientist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science (E&PS) at The University of New Mexico, was recently awarded the Karst Water Institute outstanding scientist award. The award is given annually to an outstanding...

The Annual Joe and Steve Mercer Memorial Scholarship Speech Tournament, sponsored by the Department of Communication and Journalism and open to all UNM students, was recently held with six students taking top honors for their ability to influence an...

Several University of New Mexico departments are partnering with ACLU of New Mexico to put on a free speech event.  "Free Speech in the Age of Trump: Challenges, Threats and Dilemmas that Divide" takes place Wednesday, May 2 from 12-1:15 p.m. in the...

Aidan Grummer and Neil McFadden, two graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of New Mexico, were among 60 students selected nationally to receive the prestigious Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate...

Researchers have demonstrated that mammal biodiversity loss, a major conservation concern today, is part of a long-term trend lasting at least 125,000 years. As archaic humans, Neanderthals and other hominin species migrated out of Africa, what followed...

For more than 30 years, The University of New Mexico and the Institute for Medieval Studies (IMS) have collaborated to present the Spring Lecture Series, an annual celebration of world-class scholarship and research to the UNM campus community. This...