February
Recent News
UNM Biologists part of groundbreaking whale study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
February 28, 2023
A new study released in the PNAS, makes a significant discovery about the feeding habits of the Southern Right Whale that could have profound impacts on the protection of the species and the ecosystems they rely on.
NIH recognizes two UNM professors with prestigious awards
February 27, 2023
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recognized two professors in the Department of Psychology for their contributions to helping end addiction in the U.S.
Two UNM students named Truman Scholarship finalists
February 25, 2023
Political Science and History undergraduate student, Andrew Schumann, selected as one of two finalists for prestigious fellowship.
Museum of Southwestern Biology to Host Plant Identification Night
February 17, 2023
Arts & Sciences celebrates 2022-2023 ASSURE fellows
February 16, 2023
Indigenous Cartographies @UNM to be held Feb. 27 – 28
February 16, 2023
A search for answers in ethics: where animals fit in
February 14, 2023
New research from C&J professor is the bee's knees
February 11, 2023
Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship recipient Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton presents talk on NASA’s ‘Psyche’ mission
February 10, 2023
“Psyche” is both the name of an asteroid in the main belt, orbiting out past Mars, and the name of a NASA mission to visit that asteroid.
UNM Ph.D. student awarded grant for research on Hawaiian sovereignty
February 10, 2023
IAIE program prepares new wave of Native American teachers
February 9, 2023
“A good education can change everyone; a good teacher can change everything.”
Hayashida receives award for book about the Inka
February 8, 2023
Frances Hayashida, professor of Anthropology and director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute at The University of New Mexico, has received the Society for American Archaeology Book Award in the Scholarly category for Rethinking the Inka: Community, Landscape, and Empire in the Southern Andes published by the University of Texas Press.
Maxwell Ancestors series returns with lecture on evolution of human metabolism
February 8, 2023
After a two-year hiatus, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s annual Ancestors lecture will return with a talk by The University of New Mexico assistant professor and evolutionary anthropologist Ian Wallace.
UNM researcher fights unfair school discipline for Native American students
February 6, 2023
The future of the educational landscape for children of the Navajo Nation could be largely improved thanks to the fervor and dedication of one UNM Native American Studies professor and her mother, Dr. Delores Greyeyes.
Project SCENES prepares for innovative summer clinic
February 5, 2023
Smiling children, happy parents, and prepared educators for decades to come–this is the end result of a unique collaboration underway at the University of New Mexico.
Research course open to students who want to study with Black communities
February 4, 2023
Applications for a cohort-based program will open in the Fall 2023 semester at The University of New Mexico for students interested in researching with Black communities.
Latinx Visions conference to be hosted at UNM
February 2, 2023
The Latinx Visions: Speculative Worlds in Latinx Art, Literature, and Performance conference will be held March 9-11 at The University of New Mexico. Assistant professor Matthew David Goodwin of the Department of Chicana/o Studies, Santiago Vaquera Vásquez of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Cathryn Merla-Watson University from Texas-Rio Grande Valley are coordinating the event.
Department of Anthropology highlights Black History Month
February 1, 2023
The Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is celebrating Black History Month in February with a website page full of resources that include the history of Black History Month, Black scholar biographies, the African-American community at UNM, events, videos, research, and more.
