College of Arts & Sciences

At the dawn of the 20th century the universe seemed to be a much smaller place. The Sun, Earth and planets were our solar system, and beyond them the millions of stars that is our galaxy, the Milky Way.  But that's it. That was our universe. And for...

Peggy Levitt, professor of Sociology at Wellesley College, and Fellow at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations at Harvard University, presents the spring Journal of Anthropological Research...

Join Sigma Xi for the Science and Society Distinguished Public Talk on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM Conference Center Auditorium for a presentation titled ‘The New Arctic,’ presented by Mark Serreze, professor of Geography at the ...

It began with a man walking along a shallow wash near Abiquiu, New Mexico one afternoon and noticing some flakes of what looked like bone. He happened to be walking near the property line, maybe on his neighbor’s property. So he went to visit his...

Researchers will often go to the ends of the Earth in search of answers to the mysteries of science. Forming the Aleutian Arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,400 miles from Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico, the Aleutian Islands...

Hundreds of hidden nearby galaxies have been studied for the first time, shedding light on a mysterious gravitational anomaly dubbed the ‘Great Attractor.’

For more than 30 years, The University of New Mexico’s Africana Studies Program has celebrated the start of Black History Month with a kick-off brunch and featured speaker. This year, Africana Studies in partnership with the African American Student...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah announced the reappointment of Dr. Mark Peceny as the dean of Arts and Sciences for a second five-year term. This decision comes after consultation with faculty and staff in the University of New Mexico College of Arts and...

The UNM Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosts the Milton Kahn Annual Lectureship on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Science and Math Learning Center, Room 102. The event begins with refreshments at 3:45 p.m. and a seminar beginning at 4...

Scientists at the University of New Mexico conducted research to effectively study carbon emissions through fault systems in the East African Rift (EAR) in an effort to understand carbon emissions from the Earth’s interior and how it affects the...