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HB Construction gifts SoE $350k to support excellence in construction programs
June 26, 2026
HB Construction is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a gift to The University of New Mexico School of Engineering. Read More...

School of Engineering faculty awarded 5 NSF CAREERs
June 18, 2026
Five 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. Read More...

ASCE student chapter wins ‘26 competition at Rocky Mountains Symposium
May 5, 2026
After a year of planning and design, The University of New Mexico's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter brought home several awards from the 2026 Rocky Mountain Symposium held in Rapid City, South Dakota. Read More...

UNM ITE wins Outstanding Student Chapter Award
April 9, 2026
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Chapter at The University of New Mexico was awarded the ITE Mountain District Outstanding Student Chapter Award. Read More...

Two civil engineering students receive top awards at Graduate Poster Showcase
April 1, 2026
Two students from the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering received awards for their research at the recent Graduate Poster Showcase at UNM. Master’s student Sneha Gupta and Ph.D. student Tayyab Zafar received first and second place, respectively, in the materials track of the competition. Both Gupta and Zafar work in the Advanced Sustainable Construction (ASC) Lab, led by Assistant Professor Maryam Hojati. A total of five students from the ASC Lab participated in the poster showcase. Read More...

Riley selected as NMSPE Engineer of the Year
March 3, 2026
Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing was recognized recently as an Engineer of the Year by the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers during their annual EWeek Conference luncheon held at The University of New Mexico on Feb. 20. Read More...

School of Engineering to celebrate Distinguished Alumni Award winners on March 27
January 13, 2026
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering will host its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday, March 27 to celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding graduates and the power of philanthropic giving. Read More...

Grant Rudnick named Breece Award recipient
December 2, 2025
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering has named Grant Rudnick the Fall 2025 recipient of the prestigious George E. Breece Award, which honors the senior with the highest grade-point average in engineering coursework of the semester’s graduating class. Read More...

UNM wins demo award at International Workshop in Structural Health Monitoring
December 2, 2025
For the second time in a row, The University of New Mexico took home an award from Stanford University’s International Workshop in Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2025) by showcasing how humans and robots can work together to transform the future of structural health monitoring. Read More...