College of Arts & Sciences

According to NASA, 2016 was the hottest year on historical record. Globally, the increase amounted to nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. And while that might not sound like much of an increase, it could mean the difference between life and death for some...

Join Sigma Xi for the Science and Society Distinguished Public Talk on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM Conference Center Auditorium as they present ‘Whole Organism Metrology in Support of Nanotoxicology Research.’

Augustín Fuentes, professor and chairman of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame will present his lecture “How Humans & Apes are Different and Why it Matters” at The University of New Mexico on Thursday, Feb. 23—as the featured speaker of the...

The 2017 GeoPRISMS Theoretical and Experimental Institute on Rift Initiation and Evolution takes place Feb. 7-11 at the Hotel Albuquerque. Hosted by the Theoretical and Experimental Institute (TEI) and The University of New Mexico, the conference is...

A new endowed fund, established by two local optometrists, will help support the most urgent needs in The University of New Mexico Department of Biology. The Dr. William Jones & Dr. Siu Wong Biology Urgent Needs Endowed Fund will provide a scholarship...

After a 2012 trip to Germany shed light on the history of her discipline, University of New Mexico Senior Lecturer Lisa Whalen knew she wanted to share a similar experience with her chemistry students. Now, more than four years later, Whalen, along with another UNM professor, is getting ready to take a group of undergrads to the other side of the world as part of a rare and unique learning experience.

Growing up in rural Ethiopia, in a village with no running water or electricity, University of New Mexico Assistant Professor Terefe Habteyes says he was always fascinated by light. Now, as a faculty member in UNM’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, his research into the interaction between light and material has earned him one of the most celebrated science awards for junior faculty in the nation.

In a special post-election edition, ‘Degrees’ digital magazine highlighted the University of New Mexico as a center of Hispanic culture, architecture and learning

Since 1976, Black History Month has been celebrated across the country during the month of February. At The University of New Mexico, it’s an opportunity to highlight and applaud the achievements of African Americans throughout the U.S. and right here at UNM.

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts a lecture titled “A Minority Report: Daughter Preference, Matriliny, and Ethnicity in Southwest China” presented by Siobhán M. Mattison. The Ancestors Lecture explores current research on...