Day 5
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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Cathy Binger
Study gives children with speech impairments iPads to help them communicate UNM professor Cathy Binger is working on a project that helps young children with severe speech impairments communicate by using an iPad to form sentences. In conjunction with Dr. Jennifer Kent-Walsh, this five-year project is funded by the National Institutes of Health. “The results are expected to […] Read More
Day 4
Happy day four of the writing challenge! I’m starting to feel the heat. I often begin challenges (or projects, new collaborations, promised book chapters, etc) with a lot of enthusiasm. Soon, however, reality hits. Like all of us, I am already overcommitted and finding time to add one more thing, even when it is a […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Megan Osborne
Genetic diversity of Rio Grande silvery minnow studied by UNM professor UNM Research Professor Megan Osborne is working on the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Genetics Assessment and Monitoring project, which monitors the effects conservation actions, like captive breeding, have on genetic diversity in the Rio Grande Silvery silvery minnow. Osborne has been working with Thomas Turner […] Read More
Day 3
Hi Everyone, I must say it is more fun to write this blog than work on my book chapter. It is a good thing that my rule 3 is that writing the blog doesn’t count. Kudos to Lindsay for persisting in the face of The Son Who Wouldn’t Nap and then making time to […] Read More
Day 2
Hi Everyone! I hope that your second day of the writing challenge has been going well. This morning, I ran into a series of roadblocks. I didn’t get up early to write as I had planned. Then my partner’s work schedule changed and suddenly I found myself with no one to watch my toddler while […] Read More
Day 1
Hey Everyone, Welcome to August! Thanks for joining us on this 2-week adventure. I’m determined to make progress on our book chapter before the semester starts, and I hope our writing challenge positions me to do so. A friend of mine posted this brilliant and moving poem (author unknown) about mornings to my Facebook page […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Leandra Boucheron
Prof helps students stick with intro physics class Dr. Leandra Boucheron, a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy is a 2016-2017 UNM Center for Teaching and Learning teaching fellow. Her work focuses on undergraduate teaching and the challenge of engaging a diverse population of UNM students. The call for the fellowship focused on improving the student […] Read More
Join our online writing challenge!
Make progress on a writing project before the summer ends! Join ADVANCE at UNM Director Julia Fulghum and Assistant Professor Lindsay Smith in a 2 Week Online Writing Challenge! Lindsay and Julia are both committing to write for a set amount of time every day for 14 days, starting August 1. Get the details here. […] Read More
Advance’s social science research team uses new model for diversity
Members of the Advance at UNM social science research team are working on innovative ways to promote diversity on the UNM campus, particularly among leadership positions.To engage leaders at UNM, the group is using the Dobbin-Kalev managerial engagement model of diversity promotion, which is based on their extensive analysis of human resources policies in private […] Read More
Research Development Times Wednesdays this fall
Have research questions? Drop in and meet with representatives from the Faculty Research Development Office every Wednesday from 1 to 3 through Dec. 13.
STEM Shoutout: Jacqueline Kocer
Pottery research should reveal the unity of the Gallina people UNM doctoral student Jacqueline Kocer is studying pottery from the Gallina, a group of people native to New Mexico for her dissertation research. Kocer is working on a two-year NSF grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant is estimated to be for $29,742, starting […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Irene Salinas
Fish research could help understand history of immune system UNM Biology Professor Irene Salinas is conducting research into the presence of defense structures in the body of lungfish that could be the evolutionary forerunners of human tonsils and adenoids. Salinas is working on a three-year NSF grant from the National Science Foundation. Now in year […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Emily Jones
Professor will gauge Old World animals’ impact on New Mexico UNM Anthropology Professor Emily Jones is conducting research about the impact domesticated animals from the Eastern Hemisphere had on New Mexico. Dr. Jones is working on a two-year NSF grant from the National Science Foundation. Granted on June 6, the award is estimated to […] Read More
Dear Meta Mentor: I’m spending tons of time on administrative processes
I’m having trouble navigating all the administrative processes in my department. It seems to take forever to get approvals to complete purchases or spend money on other things that I need to do for my research. Even with my department admin’s help, I’m spending tons of time on these tasks. How/where do I get help? […] Read More
UNM computer science professor turns molecules into awards
Lydia Tapia first became interested in molecular assembly on membranes after attending a lecture at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2011. Five years later, her work in the field of molecular assembly in allergens contributed to a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2016 that provides five years […] Read More
UNM computer science prof starts national robotics Swarmathon event with NASA
UNM team heads to Swarmathon event Preparation for the journey to Mars is happening closer to home than you may think. University of New Mexico Computer Science Professor Melanie Moses is the principal investigator and founder for the NASA Swarmathon, a robotic competition at Kennedy Space Center. Founded in 2016, the NASA Swarmathon is a […] Read More
10 UNM scientists selected for 2017 Women in STEM awards
A group of UNM professors has received the 2017 Women in STEM awards to honor their research in diverse areas of inquiry, including bioengineering, exercise science, biology, linguistics, political science and astronomy and physics. Among other topics, the winners are studying minority language development, cell division, non-government agencies in Peru and Bolivia, insulin signaling, qualitative […] Read More
Naomi Shin
Noami Shin Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award winner Title: associate professor in the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese and Linguistics Winning project: Minority language development: How do children acquire grammar when exposure to language is limited? Project focus: Along with Jill Morford and Barbara Shaffer, the project examines children’s acquisition of two U.S. minority languages, […] Read More
Barb Shaffer
Barb Shaffer Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award winner Title: associate professor in the Department of Linguistics Winning project: Minority language development: How do children acquire grammar when exposure to language is limited? Project focus: Along with Naomi Shin and Jill Morford, the project examines children’s acquisition of two U.S. minority languages, Spanish and American […] Read More
Advance at UNM Panel Discussion: How and When to Say No
It can be tough when you have what seem like hundreds of demands for your time. Our recent panel looked and how and when it’s OK to say no. See the slides below from Dr. Julia Fulghum, director of Advance at UNM, and click above to hear the entire presentation from her and Dr. Mark […] Read More
Kendra Koivu
Kendra Koivu Honor: 2017 Women In STEM travel award winner Title: assistant professor in the Department of Political Science Winning project: European Consortium for Political Research Methods School: Advanced Course in Qualitative Comparative Analysis Project focus: Koivu will use the funding to travel to Budapest for a two-week intensive workshop on qualitative comparative analysis. Qualitative comparative analysis […] Read More
Ylva Pihlstrom
Ylva Pihlstrom Honor: 2017 Women In STEM travel award winner Title: associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy Winning project: Estimating Distances to Dusty Stars. Project focus: Pihlstrom will use the funding to visit the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles to survey stars that will help explore the structure of the galaxy […] Read More