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This month in publications...

Posted: May 03, 2023 - 12:00pm

Here are some of the publications from the past month that are authored by UNM Biology's faculty, staff, and students: Brown, Renee F; Collins, Scott L. 2023. As above, not so below: Long-term dynamics of net primary production across a dryland tran...read more

Workshop introduces students to neuroscience

Posted: Apr 13, 2023 - 12:00pm

Students and teachers from all over New Mexico, including San Juan College the pueblos of Zia and Jemez, will attend the second annual Building Diversity in Neuroscience workshop at UNM April 13-15 on The University of New Mexico campus. Mubarak Hus...read more

This month in publications...

Posted: Apr 04, 2023 - 12:00pm

Here are some of the publications from March that are authored by UNM Biology's faculty, staff, and students:  Baine, Quinlyn, Casares, Emily E., Carabotta, Evangelina, Martinson, Vincent G., and Martinson, Ellen O.. 20...read more

UNM researchers talk cave microbes on the Children's Hour

Posted: Mar 27, 2023 - 12:00pm

Last Saturday on KUNM, 89.9, UNM Biology researchers Jenny Hathaway, Ryan Ozatalar, and Diana Northup talked about the microbes that live in caves with Katie Stone, producer of the Children’s Hour and her band of kids. Check out the descriptio...read more

Biology B.A., B.S. degree requirements to change starting Fall 2023

Posted: Mar 22, 2023 - 08:00am

Dear Biology Undergraduate Students, As many of you have heard or will hear soon, the UNM Biology Department is updating the degree plan for BS & BA BIOL to begin Fall 2023. The faculty have worked very hard on this redesign and are looking forward...read more

This month in publications...

Posted: Mar 06, 2023 - 12:00pm

Here are some of the publications from the past month that are authored by UNM Biology's faculty, staff, and students: Babbitt, Caitlin R; Laidemitt, Martina R; Mutuku, Martin W; Oraro, Polycup O; Brant, Sara V; Mkoji, Gerald M; Loker, Eric S. 2023....read more

Neuroscience, Data Science Assist. Professor cluster hires begin through UNM FIRST Program

Posted: Feb 17, 2023 - 01:00pm

UNM FIRST Neuroscience and Data Science Assistant Professor Cluster Search APPLICATION WINDOW Application window opens: January 11, 2023 First best consideration date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the c...read more

Assistant professor Mubarak Syed receives Sloan Foundation Fellowship, first in Department history

Posted: Feb 17, 2023 - 12:00pm

Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is the first faculty in the UNM Biology Department to ...read more

Biology faculty, students partner in PICANTE, an NSF grant to create a predictive model for emerging pandemics

Posted: Feb 14, 2023 - 12:00pm

A collaborative partnership of researchers at the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico State University, University of Kansas, Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama, and the Center for Research on Health in Latin Americ...read more

This month in publications...

Posted: Feb 03, 2023 - 12:00pm

Here are some of the publications from January that are authored by UNM Biology's faculty, staff, and students:  Adelizzi, Rose, O'Brien, E. A., Hoellrich, Mikaela, Rudgers, Jennifer A., Mann, Michael, Fernandes, Vaness...read more