UNM promotes professor who studies drug and alcohol use Dr. Katie Witkiewitz was recently promoted to professor in the psychology department. Her research revolves around alcohol and drug use, particularly using quantitative data to comprehend the variation in alcohol and drug use behavior. It has been funded by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol […] Read More
Welcome to Friday everyone! I hope you’ve had a productive week. As I wrote on Wednesday, I can hear the approach of the herd of cats that is the fall semester…I violated my writing rules today and spent time on organizing and editing. When I reach a certain point in a project, I have to print […] Read More
Are we there yet? I feel like the kid in the back of the car wishing to be at the destination instead of on the road. This part of the challenge has been very hard for me. I’ve managed to write 25 minutes every day, but I can’t tell you how much I want to […] Read More
New UNM professor researches different contributors to segregated cities Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn recently joined UNM as an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. “I decided to come to UNM because I wanted to be part of an institution that emphasizes high-quality research alongside excellence in teaching and community engagement,” Korver-Glenn said. Her award-winning research […] Read More
Hi Everyone, I feel the approach of the coming semester like the approach of a herd of horses cats – a distant sound that grows louder with each passing day ( cat herding ). Or maybe I’ve just been spending too much time staring at my calendar and contemplating the large number of presentations I […] Read More
New UNM professor studies the optimization of network resources Dr. Eirini Tsiropoulou joined UNM this year as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She recently won the N²Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communications award as well as a Susan Frazier Postdoctoral Research Travel Award. Her research centers around how […] Read More
We are over half way done with the challenge. Way to go everyone for sticking it through this far! How did your first week go? Like Julia, I’ve had some ups and downs. Over the weekend, I didn’t even make it to the writing table, despite my commitment to the challenge. I realize that on […] Read More
Algebra conference took place at UNM with help of professor UNM professor Janet Vassilev helped run the Southwest Local Algebra Meeting, which took place March 4-5 at UNM. The National Science Foundation provided a grant to help fund the conference. “These conferences are aimed at giving graduate students in the Southwest an opportunity to learn about new research […] Read More
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 7 of the Writing Challenge! How are you doing? If you included the weekend in your writing goals, were you able to make progress? I’ll be honest, on Friday, it took me 3 tries to get 30 minutes of writing in. Clearly if my day had been busier, I would […] Read More
We take breaks from the blog on weekends, but not from writing! Come back and visit us on Monday for our normal schedule. Online Writing Challenge Main Page
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
