College of Education and Human Sciences

The race is on. Children spend more of their time in classrooms and participating in organized activities than any other generation. As part of this frantic feat, Americans are spending around $7 billion annually on supplemental education to ensure ...

The invitation was simple, come experience the culture of the Southwest—learn about the people, traditional food and see the landscape that produces tumbleweeds. Twelve German educators from across Deutschland accepted the invite and boarded a plane....

On Tuesday, Sept. 27,  a group of doctors from China with Global Ties ABQ are visiting The University of New Mexico and the Comadre a Comadre Program to learn about its model and the experiences of Hispanic / Latina women who have breast health needs and...

A memorial service will be held Monday, Sept. 12 at The University of New Mexico Alumni Chapel for Professor Emerita Virginia C. Shipman, who died June 30, at St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque, N.M.  Shipman moved to...

You are a gamer. The majority of us are and might not realize it. Your participation was subtly recruited by purchasing a soda with a twist top, signing up for a credit card that offers points or simply using a device to count your daily steps. Whichever...

Len Kravitz, associate professor of Exercise Science and researcher at The University of New Mexico, has been chosen as one of four to be inducted into the 2016 National Fitness Hall of Fame (NFHOF).  Kravitz has been a key provider in research in a...

The UNM Health Exercise and Sports Sciences (HESS) Department hosts an afternoon Summer Sports Camp for kids. The UNM Kids Camp begins Tuesday, July 5 and runs through Friday, Aug. 12. The camp is geared toward providing summer activities for youth in...

In 2012, The University of New Mexico’s College of Education (COE) committed to a “Reimagination” of the college — asking itself what needs to be done to become one of the best. A recent review of the college’s programs suggests this “Reimagination” is a...

The popular Summer Youth Sports Program (SYSP), housed in the UNM College of Education's Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences, returns this summer. The program, titled "Healthy U at the U," is designed as an activity-based program open to all youngsters...

Associate Professor Emerita Anita Bradley Pfeiffer is the recipient of one of three 2016 honorary degrees presented by The University of New Mexico. Other recipients include V.B. Price and Polly Schaafsma. Pfeiffer will receive a Doctor of Humane...