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
Tom Dauphinee Title with Advance at UNM: Internal evaluation team member Your background in academia: Dr. Tom Dauphinee will coordinate collection of survey and administrative data, as well as the analysis of data for internal evaluation. As the Associate Director of Data and Analysis at the UNM Center for Education Policy Research, Tom directs research […] 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: Dr. Melanie Moses earned a B.S. from Stanford University in Symbolic Systems, an interdisciplinary program in cognition and computation, and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of New Mexico in 2005. She is currently a professor in the Department of Computer […] 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. He strives to increase diversity awareness and training and has developed the department’s Diversity Organization (DO!), a student organization to increase diversity awareness and training […] 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
Kate Krause Title with Advance at UNM: Social Science Research Team member Your background in academia: Dr. Kate Krause is a professor of economics at the University of New Mexico and serves as the dean of University College and the Honors College. She earned her B.A. in economics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities […] Read More
Call opens for 2017 Women In STEM awards at UNM Women faculty in UNM’s STEM fields can now apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2017 Women In STEM awards The awards are supported by an anonymous gift made to UNM to support research by, and professorships for, women […] Read More
Melissa Axelrod recognized with Linguistic Society of America’s Kenneth Hale Award UNM Linguistics Professor Melissa Axelrod has received a national award from the Linguistic Society of America for her work studying endangered and extinct languages. “I was more than a little surprised to receive this award,” Axelrod said. I am extremely grateful to my supportive […] Read More
In the fall of 2016, we asked you to help us by completing a survey designed to give us a snapshot of life on campus as we began to design and roll out the Advance program. As promised, here is a summary of some of the interesting survey results including levels of trust on […] Read More
Four finalists for UNM’s dean of engineering and computing at the School of Engineering will be on campus this month and in early December. The finalists for the position, named the Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing, are Christos Christodoulou, Naz Karim, JoAnn Lighty, and Ed Seebauer. The applicants are from UNM, Texas […] Read More
Donald Trump has emerged as the winner of the 2016 presidential election, after an exhausting and often bitter campaign. Many members of the UNM community, and the country as a whole, have strong feelings about the result. Some feel fear, anger, and sadness. Others are filled with excitement, hope, and relief. Many women, but not […] Read More
