UNM Inventor Nick Carroll Selected as Part of the ACS 2021 Class of Influential Researchers
Nick Carroll, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico has been selected as part of the 2021 Class of Influential […]
UNM Inventors’ Research Effectively Kills Coronavirus
Dr. Eva Chi, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of New Mexico, and her collaborator Dr. David Whitten, associate director for the Center for Biomedical Engineering […]
Inventor Spotlight – Arash Mafi, Ph.D.

Arash Mafi, Ph.D. Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Member, Center for High Technology Materials Dr. Mafi’s research areas include: Optics and photonics: […]
UNM Inventor Elected 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected their new cohort of 2021 NAI Fellows and a University of New Mexico inventor, Dr. David G. Whitten, has made their list. […]
UNM I-Corps Site Program Trains Fall 2021 Cohort
Monday evening marked the last meeting of the UNM Lobo Rainforest I-Corps program. This 10-week long program trains entrepreneurial-minded faculty and students on how to transition their STEM-related technologies to […]
Fourth UNM Business and Economic Summit Promotes Collaboration in New Mexico for a Brighter Future
UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted the fourth UNM Business and Economic Summit on November 16 which convened around a statewide strategic plan developed by the New Mexico Economic Development Department called, […]
UNM Team Receives $2 Million from the Department of Energy for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Research Project
John Stormont, a UNM professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and his team were selected by the Department of Energy for a $2 million grant to […]
UNM Inventor’s Cancer Vaccine Research Published in Prestigious Science Journal
Rita Serda, research assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, and her colleagues have been researching ways in which cancer cells can be transformed into stable, pathogen-mimicking cells in […]
Local Startup Nob Hill Therapeutics Names Strategic Advisory Board
Nob Hill Therapeutics, a local startup developing the first dry powder nebulizer (DryNeb™) for the treatment of severe respiratory diseases, has announced the members of their new Strategic Advisory Board. […]
Researchers at UNM Discover SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Interferes with Autophagy Process
A team at the University of New Mexico recently published a paper in the science journal, Cell, which helps explain how autophagy, the fundamental biological process by which cells break […]