November
Recent News
Scholar to examine cryptocurrencies in tribal economies
November 26, 2022
The Center for Regional Studies’ Tribal/Community College Research Scholar presentation at The University of New Mexico will feature Milton Bluehouse Jr. speaking about Indigenous Cryptocurrencies and the Future of Tribal Economies.
Navajo Code Talker Collections Donated to CSWR
November 24, 2022
UNM professors recruit for study on age and exercise
November 22, 2022
It’s never too late to start exercising. That’s been an adage tossed around by health experts for decades.
Linguistics researchers identify primary consonants
November 21, 2022
Registration opens for revamped communication and cannabis course
November 18, 2022
A historic class at the University of New Mexico is coming back.
Maxwell Museum to hold annual Navajo rug fund-raiser
November 16, 2022
Every Navajo rug is a unique piece that starts with raising the sheep and goats, which are then shorn and then the wool carded, spun, dyed, and finally woven, all by hand, into a rug using traditional, contemporary, and historic themes.
The College of Arts & Sciences Honors This Year’s Faculty Retirees
November 14, 2022
Those who have retired within the past year from departments across the College of Arts and Sciences put in a combined total of over 300 years at UNM.
UNM alum receives Smithsonian appointment
November 11, 2022
New Maxwell exhibitions feature Native American baskets
November 10, 2022
Two new exhibitions at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico will highlight Native North American baskets from the museum’s collection of more than 2,700 baskets from around the world.
UNM organizations host presentation on remembrance of Diné traditional knowledge
November 10, 2022
In a first of its kind event, Steve A. Darden (Diné/Navajo and Cheyenne) will share his research on Diné traditional concepts around death, the afterlife, and burials in a presentation called, “Diné/Navajo Stories about Death, the Afterlife, Grief and Renewal.”
UNM professor recruits for sleep and memory study
November 9, 2022
It will be a study they’ll hopefully never forget.
First-of-its-kind Indigenous Child Language Research Center launched
November 8, 2022
Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction.
Our Common Geoheritage: The First 100 International Geoheritage Sites from the Basque Coast to Grand Canyon
November 8, 2022
UNM Distinguished Professors Karl Kalrstrom and Laurie Crossey part of dedication
UNM hosts events for Geography Awareness Week
November 8, 2022
It’s a full week to celebrate and recognize the land we stand on in New Mexico and beyond.
Anthropology department highlights Native American Heritage Month
November 7, 2022
The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month in November with a treasure trove of information and resources on its website, including Native American history, scholars, events, research, news and organizations.
Key honor for UNM Communication & Journalism Professor
November 4, 2022
UNM Communication & Journalism Professor and health scholar Tamar Ginossar recently received a prestigious career award for her extensive public health communication work.
UNM Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosts 13th Annual Riley O. Schaeffer Endowed Lectureship
November 3, 2022
Lecture features noted chemist Dr. Dennis A Dougherty
Nihiyázhí bizaad Investigating Navajo Child Language Development
November 1, 2022
This year, The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) partnered with the College of Arts and Sciences to financially support community-based research projects focused on New Mexican or Southwestern communities. Melvatha R. Chee’s proposal was selected for her research on the Navajo language and its development in Albuquerque through children.
Symposium will examine border crossing solutions
November 1, 2022
Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sam Truett, associate professor of History and director of the Center for the Southwest at The University of New Mexico, will present the Indigenous Borderlands in North America Symposium this week.
Reinvisioning Diversion Through Community Engagement
November 1, 2022
Frog-filled Summer for MSB Herpetology
May 8, 2023
Linguistics researchers identify primary consonants
May 8, 2023
Two professors of Linguistics have identified the "primal consonants" of human languages ̶ a small set of five consonant types that most likely were the original consonant sounds in early, even pre-human, communication, and subsequently underwent change to form the modern-day inventory of 500 to 600 different consonants found in languages across the globe.
