Women in STEM this year took on topics including viruses, better ways to get rid of human waste, and disaster risk analysis Despite the formidable challenges of scientific discovery during a pandemic, women in STEM at UNM continued their research in 2021 on everything from cosmic microwaves to communication disorders. Stories on our […] Read More
The UNM administration and UA UNM have been addressing the impact of COVID-19 on faculty through a variety of policy and process changes. Advance at UNM has compiled the changes related to milestone evaluations below, including the opt-out tenure extension for faculty who started before January 2021, and the flexibility faculty have to document the pandemic’s […] Read More
Title with Advance / FIRST Evaluation Core: Graduate research assistant Your background in academia: Naila deCruz-Dixon is PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program with an emphasis in Positive and Diversity/Multicultural Psychology. She earned her B.A. in English and Philosophy from Vassar College and her M.S. in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. Her research […] Read More
Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations during the Lightning Lounge event. The October 2021 speakers at the Lightning Lounge were: Diana Dragomir, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy whose presentation was “Planets Around Other Stars: Looking Beyond the Search for Life,” Paulo Dutra, an assistant […] Read More
A major initiative at UNM to recognize and support the work of women STEM faculty started with an anonymous donation of $1.5 million in 2015. Since then, the donation has fueled research on brain stimulus and substance abuse, the engineering of bones and ligaments and the tracing of pueblo pottery. Awards to 69 women also […] Read More
UNM Biology Professor Jenn Rudgers leads a team of researchers at one of the largest NSF projects in New Mexico, the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research project. Scientists at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge are examining various aspects of climate change. See our videos of the work being done at the site south of Albuquerque.
Hear from five University of New Mexico postdocs about their research in 7-minute presentations during this special Lightning Lounge event in honor of Postdoc Appreciation Week. The speakers for the September 2021 Lightning Lounge were: Ottavia Benedicenti, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology whose presentation was An exotic example of the transition from water […] Read More
UNM associate professor leads student project to design an urban beekeeping area in Albuquerque Students in Gabriella Gutierrez’s Architecture 402 class are focused on creating a sanctuary for bees at Tingley Beach. As part of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree, students are required to take several design studio classes. Arch 402 […] Read More
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. TyAnna Lovato, a research assistant professor in Biology was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Amalia Parra, a research assistant professor in Biology, is “Transcriptional Regulation of Stem Cell Function in the Drosophilia Central Nervous System.” The […] Read More
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Amalia Parra, a research assistant professor in Biology was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. TyAnna Lovato, a research assistant professor in Biology, is “Transcriptional Regulation of Stem Cell Function in the Drosophilia Central Nervous System.” The […] Read More
Economics professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Xiaoxue Li, an assistant professor in Economics was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Sarah Stith, an assistant professor in Economics is “Trick or Treat: Acute Sugar Consumption and Negative Health Effects in Humans.” The pair plan […] Read More
Name:Dr. Madelyn Finucane Title:Visiting Assistant Professor Department:Law School Describe your research in about 200 words.Madelyn’s work focuses on residential housing: eviction, foreclosure, and other aspects of real estate. She is particularly interested in the procedures maintained by low-level courts and the experience of pro se litigants. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?There is more […] Read More
Engineering professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Anjali Mulchandani, an assistant professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Waste as a resource: A thermo-chemical system to recover metals and produce oils from sewage […] Read More
Economist chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to associate professor Dr. Sarah Stith, an associate professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Xiaoxue Li, an assistant professor in Economics is “Trick or Treat: Acute Sugar Consumption […] Read More
Linguist promoted to full professor Dr. Caroline Smith, who teaches phonetics and phonology at UNM, has been promoted to full professor. “I’ve been a faculty member at UNM since 1998, and have always been impressed by my faculty colleagues,” Smith said. “I feel very honored that my promotion recognizes my place in this great group of professors.” Smith’s […] Read More
Organizational studies educator promoted to associate professor Dr. Lisa Marchiondo, who teaches in the Department of Organizational Studies at the UNM Anderson School of Management, recently was promoted to associate professor. Marchiondo said she’s thrilled about the tenure and promotion. “I told family and friends that this experience is on par with receiving my PhD. It’s incredibly rewarding […] Read More
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner
Dr. Alex Webster, an assistant professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Webster will work with professors from several departments on the project “Perspectives on Innovative Approaches in Agriculture to Managing Water Scarcity.”
Partnership seeks support for communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman at The University of New Mexico are helping lead a national effort to understand effective COVID-19 vaccine messaging and hesitancy factors. The massive American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll is a partnership between the African American Research Collaborative (AARC), The Commonwealth […] Read More
Anthropology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to full professor Dr. Suzanne Oakdale, a professor in Anthropology, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Claiming Celiac: Narratives of Illness and the Creation of New Worlds.” The […] Read More
Computer science professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Lydia Tapia, an associate professor in Computer Science was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is ”Learning Conserved Robotic Features.” The work looks at ways to transfer knowledge one robot has learned to a new robot. “When machine learning […] Read More
Name:Dr. Amelia Black Title:Lecturer II Department:Linguistics Describe your research in about 200 words.My research interest focuses on sustaining the Diné language as well as Diné cultural knowledge of k’é (kinship). I rely on ancestral Diné knowledges that are embedded in the Diné language to guide me. In particular, I use k’é (kinship), a concept that is essential and […] Read More
