Advance at UNM social media tutorials: Getting Started with Social Media
This section of a presentation on “Social Media 101 for academics and professionals” looks at how educators can get started using social media in the classroom.
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Advance at UNM Research Success Series: Your Program Officer as a Guide
When should you contact your agency program officer? What information can be provided and what am I allowed to ask? Learn more by listening to skilled panelist to determine what benefits your program officer can provide to you.
Research Success Series: Working with the UNM Foundation
UNM has access to non-profit funding opportunities through the UNM Foundation. Join Betsy Till, Senior Director of Development, in learning how the foundation can help you with research funding.
Sexual Harassment on the Job: What Are We Missing?
Dr. Lilia Cortina from the University Of Michigan gave a presentation on the topic of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Why Diversity Programs Fail with Harvard professor Frank Dobbin
Learn why diversity programs fail at universities and how to make them succeed with the help from Frank Dobbin, a professor of Sociology from Harvard University.
UNM assistant professors get guidance on tenure and promotion
UNM junior faculty members heard tips about how to stay on the path to promotion to full professor, including how to interpret mid-pro letters and how to reach out for help and support along the way during a panel sponsored by Advance at UNM. “You need to identify your top priorities,” said Advance at UNM […] Read More
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UNM faculty and staff learn about working with program officers
Faculty members learned about how best to work with their program officers on Oct. 19th at Advance’s workshop entitled “Your Program Officer as a Guide.” Professors from across the university served as panelists, including Jane Lehr of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Lehr was previously employed at Sandia National Laboratories and the Air […] Read More
UNM computer science professor’s work among global finalists for Airbus award
The NASA Swarmathon, directed by Professor Melanie Moses and her team at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering, in the Department of Computer Science is one of three global finalists in the Airbus Diversity Award 2018. For the last six years, Airbus, a leader in global aerospace engineering, has been honoring successful grassroots […] Read More
UNM faculty learn basic mindfulness meditation
UNM faculty received mindfulness meditation tips from Vanessa Haye on Oct. 5th at a workshop hosted by Advance at UNM. Vanessa Haye, LPCC, a senior counselor and social worker at the UNM Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services (CARS), presented the benefits and tips of basic mindfulness meditation. Haye began with a definition of mindfulness. “Mindfulness […] Read More
UNM faculty members get tips on dealing with disruptive students
Listen to a panel from the UNM Dean of Students Office on how best to deal with students who are disruptive, disturbing or dangerous. See more videos
Associate professors get resources and support for new roles at UNM
Recently promoted associate professors learned more about their new role and responsibilities Sep.14 at an orientation for associate professors hosted by Advance at UNM. At the event, associate professors were made aware of the resources available to them and were advised on how to transition to full professorship. Speakers included Julia Fulghum, director of Advance […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Lisa Broidy
UNM sociology professor Lisa Broidy named as a regents’ professor Dr. Lisa Broidy in July was named as one of three regents’ professors at UNM, an award for senior faculty members with outstanding accomplishments in teaching and scholarship. Broidy, a sociology professor, said she was honored to learn of the appointment. “I appreciate this recognition for the […] Read More
STEM shoutout: Dr. Lindsay Worthington
UNM seismologist heads seafaring expedition off the coast of Alaska UNM Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Dr. Lindsay Worthington was the co-chief scientist of a research expedition to gather seismic activity data off the coast of Alaska this summer. For three weeks, Worthington and her team deployed 45 ocean-bottom seismometers that for […] Read More
STEM shoutout: Dr. Caroline Scruggs
UNM professor of community and regional planning receives 2018 Best Policy Paper Award UNM Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning Dr. Caroline Scruggs has been awarded the 2018 Best Policy Paper Award from the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) for her and co-author Bruce Thomson’s paper entitled “Opportunities and Challenges for Direct Potable […] Read More
Advance at UNM to host dynamic series of fall workshops on campus
We’re excited to share our lineup of fall events with you! We’ll have workshops for new associate professors, a series on being successful with your research and a variety of writing-related opportunities. See our schedule here and check out our calendar for the latest information.
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Jenn Rudgers
Dr. Jenn Rudgers to direct a $6.4M NSF grant to study climate variability Dr. Jenn Rudgers, a biology professor at University of New Mexico and the newest director of the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program, will oversee a six-year, $6.4 million to research climate variability in dryland ecotones at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in […] Read More
New group of new Arts and Sciences faculty is most diverse in years
The newest faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are part of the most diverse group of educators college officials have hired in six years, Dean Mark Peceny said. The group of tenured and tenure track faculty hired in the 2017-2018 hiring season include two Native American faculty, two deaf scholars, three Hispanic […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Frances Hayashida
Anthropology professor receives Fulbright Award to continue research in Chile’s Atacama Desert UNM Professor Dr. Frances Hayashida is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award for the fall of 2018. This award will allow Hayashida to teach at the Universidad de Chile and continue her anthropology field work in the Atacama Desert. Hayashida, […] Read More
UNM scientists land major NSF grant to research climate change
A $6.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation is helping scientists from the University of New Mexico study the ecological impacts of climate change in a new way. UNM Biology Professor Dr. Jennifer Rudgers is leading the project, which brings together 35 scientists from 16 universities and five disciplines (biology, ecohydrology, climate science, geography, […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Darcy Barron
New Astronomy and Physics professor will continue cosmic microwave background research at UNM Dr. Darcy Barron will be joining UNM’s Physics and Astronomy Department as a new assistant professor starting in the fall of 2018. Barron hails from UC Berkeley, where she has been an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics postdoctoral fellow since 2015. […] Read More
Felina Martinez
Title with Advance at UNM: Communication team member Your background: Felina recently graduated UNM with a degree in Interdisciplinary Film & Digital Media and a minor in Journalism. Currently, she is using these skills to help further the mission of Advance by sharing and promoting the stories of women in STEM on campus. Why were […] Read More
10 researchers named 2018 Women in STEM awardees
Ten women scientists at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2018 Women in STEM awards. Their work on eight separate projects includes research on smart grass that could generate energy, head injuries in professional fighters and better ways to take medicine. Other winners of the research awards will consider how to […] Read More
UNM researcher exploring influence of ancient humans on extinction and body size patterns of mammals finds size-selective extinction is a hallmark of human activities
Researchers including a UNM biology professor have demonstrated that mammal biodiversity loss, a major conservation concern today, is part of a long-term trend lasting at least 125,000 years. As archaic humans, Neanderthals and other hominin species migrated out of Africa, a wave of size biased extinction in mammals followed. This occurred on all continents and […] Read More
New labs, classrooms and more in UNM’s remodeled Farris Engineering building
Post from RICOH THETA. – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA Use your mouse to move around this 360 image and see the new Farris Engineering Building. The renovated Farris Engineering Center has new classrooms, labs and offices for the students, faculty and staff of the School of Engineering. Much of the renovation focused on making […] Read More