College of Arts & Sciences

It was in the winter of 1984 when a young physicist named Vasudev “Nitant” Kenkre wandered onto the campus at The University of New Mexico. Since then, Kenkre, who has been described as a physicist, humanist, humorist, magician, philosopher, scholar,...

A traumatic experience in her teens is driving a University of New Mexico student’s research experience and plans for a future in public service.  Abrianna Morales, who was named a Truman Scholar earlier this year, found a network of peers serving in...

With a swipe of the screen, the history and legacy of the Black experience at The University of New Mexico is now available thanks to a new touchscreen at the African American Student Services office in Mesa Vista Hall. The website touchscreen...

The University of New Mexico Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs announced its annual award winners to several staff members and an outstanding work group for extraordinary service. The Provost Committee for Staff awarded the 2022 Outstanding...

Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope, began transmitting incredible, never before seen images of distant stars, galaxies and planets down to Earth to the wonder and amazement of JWST...

Liping Yang, assistant professor of Geographic Information Science (GIScience) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at The University of New Mexico, was chosen to participate in the 2022 cohort of the TRELIS project, Training and...

A new internship program launched this summer at UNM sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Track 2 program, TickBase project is introducing undergraduate college students to the field of Geographic Information Science (GIS) and how it can...

The University of New Mexico’s English Department is launching its Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication (GCERT TPC) this month. Now open to applicants, the 15-credit certificate is designed to prepare community members who...

Lobos are invited to our next Lobo Living Room where UNM faculty and alumni will discuss cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and their economic and environmental effects. The event will be held in-person and via Zoom, Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 6:30...

Incoming high school seniors are being given an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in scientific methods thanks to a new program at UNM funded by the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor, Terefe Habteyes in the Department of...