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
Michelle Facette Honor: 2017 Women In STEM seed award winner Title: assistant professor in the Department of Biology Winning project: Development of Fluorescent Protein Marker Lines for Monitoring Cell Division in Maize. Project focus: Facette will further her work on the development of fluorescent protein marker lines for monitoring cell division in maize. Fluorescent proteins allow protein dynamics […] Read More
Jill Morford Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award Title: 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 Barbara Shaffer, the project examines children’s acquisition of two U.S. minority languages, Spanish and American Sign Language, and investigates […] Read More
Jami Nelson Nunez Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award Title: assistant professor in the Political Science Department Winning project: NGO-collaboration in service delivery and Peru and Bolivia. Project focus: Nelson Nunez will investigate interactions between nongovernmental organizations and mayors in decentralized settings around challenges into service delivery. She also will look at the conditions under which collaborations […] Read More
Kristina Trujillo Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award winner Title: assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Winning project: Modulating mitchondrial function to alter insulin signaling in insulin resistant C2C12 cells. Project focus: Along with Christine Mermier, Trujillo will continue their work on understanding the link between mitochondrial function and insulin signaling. This […] Read More
Christine Mermier Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award winner Title: associate professor in the Exercise Science Department Winning project: Modulating mitchondrial function to alter insulin signaling in insulin resistant C2C12 cells. Project focus: Along with Kristina Trujillo, Mermier will continue their work on understanding the link between mitochondrial function and insulin signaling. This research […] Read More
Eva Chi Honor: 2017 Women In STEM research award winner Title: assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department Winning project: Development of Novel Theranostics for the Simultaneous Detection and Treatment of Amyloid Diseases. Project focus: Chi’s work looks at developing theranostic agents for the simultaneous detection and treatment of amyloid diseases, which are the cause of Alzheimer’s […] Read More
Did you know we’ve got time carved out each week in our workspace just for quiet writing? If you need a break from your office environment, or just want a change of pace (and free coffee) come check out our offices in the Communication and Journalism building. Our fall sessions are Tuesdays from 2 to […] Read More
Advance at UNM and the Faculty Research Development Office on March 21 hosted a panel discussion on writing an NSF CAREER proposal. Nearly 50 people including junior STEM faculty from 16 departments on campus attended to learn more about the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program from a series of UNM faculty […] Read More
As long as humans have looked toward the stars, we have wondered what lies beyond our view. Patricia Henning, the associate vice president of research and a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of New Mexico, has taken a leading role in finding that answer. Henning was part of a team of scientists […] Read More
After our fall 2016 survey, we’re collecting stories about UNM faculty loads. We want to hear from you about your service load. Preliminary results from our fall 2016 survey of UNM faculty indicate that women and underrepresented minorities (URMs) are more likely to report higher service burdens than their male and non-URM counterparts. When asked […] Read More
Our latest STEM shoutout goes to several local African American women scientists who were featured on the Feb. 25 episode of Women’s Focus on KUNM. The women shared their experience and perspectives in a variety of STEM fields, from computer science to pharmaceuticals. According to the KUNM website, the show, called Salute to New Mexico […] Read More
Game-theoretic model combines strategic and technical aspects of cyber attribution A University of New Mexico computer science professor is co-author of an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that explores how cyber attack victims should best respond. The article presents a game-theoretic model called the Blame Game, which shows when […] Read More
Make sure your NSF proposal is succinct and to the point. Be sure it tells reviewers why you are the best person to do the research you are proposing. And ask to serve on review panels to get a sense of how the process works. Those were some of the tips that a trio of […] Read More
A national authority on sexual violence says the UNM community can take 10 steps to best help survivors of assault and harassment on campus. Dr. Jennifer Freyd, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon spoke at UNM Feb. 6 as the keynote speaker of the Campus Sexual Violence: Research and Response seminar sponsored by […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor of Anthropology Siobhán Mattison won a New Investigator award from the Evolutionary Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association after she presented at an American Anthropological Association conference. Mattison was awarded for her research in 2015 on the preference of having a son or a daughter among the Mosuo, an ethnic minority […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM:ConsultantYour background in academia:Abigail J. Stewart is the Sandra Schwartz Tangri Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, where she was Director of the UM ADVANCE Program from 2002 to 2016. Her current research examines educated women’s lives and personalities; women’s movement activism both in […] Read More
UNM computer science prof partners with NASA for Swarmathon 2017 Melanie Moses, an associate professor of computer science at the University of New Mexico, has taken NASA space exploration by swarm. In coordination with NASA, Moses and her team have created an annual NASA Swarmathon aimed at developing robotics to revolutionize the way we explore […] Read More
Dr. Jennifer Freyd, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon and a national authority on institutional betrayal and sexual violence, will speak at the University of New Mexico on Feb. 6 as the keynote speaker of the Campus Sexual Violence: Research and Response seminar. Since graduating with a doctorate degree in psychology from Stanford […] Read More
Meriah Heredia-Griego Title with Advance at UNM: Internal evaluation team member Your background in academia: I am the director and research assistant professor of the UNM Center for Education Policy Research, (CEPR) which partners with key education agencies and stakeholders to conduct applied research in the areas of education policy and program evaluation. As the […] Read More
Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez Title with Advance at UNM: Primary investigator, internal evaluation team Your background in academia: Dr. Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez is a pediatric registered dietitian with a B.S. in human nutrition and an M.S. in public health nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of California, Davis. […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Leadership team member Your background in academia: Melanie E. Moses is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico and an External Faculty Member at the Santa Fe Institute. She earned a B.S. from Stanford University in Symbolic Systems and a Ph.D. in Biology from UNM. […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Leadership team member Your background in academia: Steven P. Verney, Ph.D., is an Alaska Native (Tsimshian) professor in the department of psychology at UNM. His research and professional interests include cultural factors in cognitive assessment, cognitive aging, cultural psychology, and health inequities in underserved populations, especially American Indians and […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Social Science Research team member Your background in academia: Dr. Kamilla Venner is an associate professor in Psychology and is a UNM alumna. Her research aims to reduce health disparities for American Indians/Alaska Natives by focusing on culturally tailoring evidence-based treatment and highlighting cultural strengths. Currently, she has federal funding […] Read More
