in the Honors Forum

As part of the Honors College Discovery Series, Honors Professor Tomasz Falkowski will give a talk related to our Curiosity motto, discussing how indigenous peoples across Mesoamerica have sustainably managed diverse and complex agroecosystems for millennia. Drawing on a decade of collaborative research with Maya farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, this project examines how these traditional systems—described as “one of the most successful human inventions ever created”—are adapting to the socioecological pressures of the 21st century, including climate change, economic challenges, and demographic change.

in the Honors Forum

As part of the Honors College Discovery Series, Honors Professor Bethany Jorgensen will give a talk connected to our Community motto in which she will give a quick overview of the scope and impacts of plastics pollution on our lives and globally, and from there invite conversation about how we, as the UNM Honors College, can take actions to address plastics pollution right here on campus.