Each year, The University of New Mexico selects a handful of professors to be honored with the highest faculty title the University bestows — distinguished professor.

Announced jointly by the UNM Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with the Health Sciences Center Office of Faculty Academic Affairs, the title of distinguished professor is reserved for academics who “have demonstrated outstanding achievements and are nationally and internationally renowned as scholars,” according to the UNM Faculty Handbook.

This year, six ac…

HB Construction is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a gift to The University of New Mexico School of Engineering.

The HB Construction Endowed Faculty Fellowship will allow the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) to recruit and retain talented educators and researchers.

“The fellowship will allow us to continue making strides in fulfilling the workforce needs of the New Mexico construction industry,” said Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing. “Attracti…

Six faculty members in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering (SoE) have received National Science Foundation CAREER Awards in what is believed to be a single-year record for the school.

NSF CAREERs provide five years of sustained funding to pre-tenure faculty for deep exploration into a promising research topic likely to advance scientific knowledge.

SoE’s five recipients this year are: