Mousumi Roy Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy Winning project: What Lies Beneath the Dunes? Geophysical Modeling of Subsurface Structure in White Sands National Monument. Project focus: The project looks at the influence of subsurface geology and earth structure on dune migration patterns in the world’s largest […] Read More
Changes in ocean temperature affect a key species of phytoplankton, according to scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, tracked levels of Synechococcus — a tiny bacterium common in marine ecosystems — near the coast […] Read More
Millions of years ago, one species of frog diverged into two species. Millions of years later, the two frogs became one again, but with a few extra chromosomes due to whole genome duplication. Such is the curious case of the African clawed frog, a frog whose genome contains nearly double the number of chromosomes as […] Read More
Researchers have observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil deliberately break stones, unintentionally creating flakes that share many of the characteristics of those produced by early Stone Age hominins. The difference is that the capuchins’ flakes are not intentional tools for cutting and scraping, but seem to be the by-product of hammering or ‘percussive behavior’ that […] Read More
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce the most recent awardees for the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program, designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, potentially transformative models for graduate education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “Innovative and interdisciplinary approaches will be key to […] Read More
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have jointly awarded $21.6 million for <a … More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=190060&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Source: NSF news
A group of UNM professors has received the 2016 Women in STEM awards honoring their research in diverse areas of inquiry including brain stimulation and substance abuse, sustainable food and energy, gender and kinship systems, engineering bones and ligaments, modeling planetary fault lines, and the media’s effects on public views.The winners are the first in a […] Read More
A research team has described a novel tabletop display system that allows multiple viewers to simultaneously view a hologram showing a full 3-D image as they walk around the tabletop, giving complete 360-degree access. Source: STEM news
Ancient DNA research has revealed that Ice Age cave artists recorded a previously unknown hybrid species of bison and cattle in great detail on cave walls more than 15,000 years ago. Source: STEM news
Brittany Ortiz Title with Advance at UNM: Survey and data analyst Your background: Brittany Ortiz received her B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Public Policy, both from the University of New Mexico. Before joining the Advance team she was a data manager and research analyst at Research & Polling in Albuquerque. Why were […] Read More
Annual healthcare costs and lost earnings in the United States from low-level but daily exposure to hazardous chemicals commonly found in plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides, exceeds $340 billion, according to a detailed economic analysis. Source: STEM news
The “flash drought” that unexpectedly gripped the U.S. Southern Rockies and Midwest in the summer of 2012 could have been predicted months in advance using soil moisture and snowpack data, according to new research. Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) analyzed the conditions leading to the 2012 drought — which resulted […] Read More
Walking briskly or cycling for the recommended 150 minutes a week can reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 26%, according to new research. Source: STEM news
Christina Salas Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: an assistant professor in UNM’s Department of Mechanical Engineering Winning project: Engineering the Bone-Ligament Interface through 3D Bioprinting/Electrospinning Project focus: The work targets delineating the interrelationship between a hybrid material fabrication technique, the structure of each material phase, and multi-scale mechanical properties of a biocomposite […] Read More
Lindsay Worthington Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science Winning project: What Lies Beneath the Dunes? Geophysical Modeling of Subsurface Structure in White Sands National Monument Project focus: The project examines the influence of subsurface geology and earth structure on dune migration patterns in the world’s […] Read More
JingJing Wang Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Economics Winning project: Integrated Modeling and Policy Evaluation for Sustainable Food, Energy, and Water Systems: A Case Study of the Dairy Industry in New Mexico Project focus: the work focuses on using the dairy industry in New Mexico as a case […] Read More
Jessica Feezell Honor: 2016 Women In STEM travel award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Political Science Winning project: Experimental Analysis of Framing Effects on Blame Attributions and Attitudes Towards Muslim Americans Project focus: the work focuses on the ways that news frames influence how the public identifies the causes of, and attributes blame for, […] Read More
Siobhan Mattison Honor: 2106 Women In STEM workshop award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Anthropology Winning project: The Dynamics of Gender in Matrilineal Kinship Systems Project focus: Her project focuses on gender roles in systems of kinship that are biased toward females. Her workshop in February 2017 will bring together leading experts on kinship […] Read More
Katie Witkiewitz Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: associate professor, Department of Psychology Winning project: Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking. Project focus: The project looks at integrating a non-invasive form of brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, with mindfulness meditation as a treatment for individuals […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Co-principal investigator Your background in academia: Phillip B. (Felipe) Gonzales is a professor of sociology and the director of the School of Public Administration at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He was formerly senior associate dean and associate dean of faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences; chair […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Advance Director, Co-lead of the the Advance / FIRST Evaluation Core Your background in academia: Dr. Julia Fulghum is a professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the College of Arts & Sciences. She served as UNM’s vice president for research and economic development […] Read More
We are sad to share that Mala passed away Jan. 25, 2025. Title with Advance at UNM: Deputy director Your background in academia: Htun is political science professor at UNM and special advisor for inclusion and climate in the School of Engineering. She works on women’s rights, social inequalities, and strategies to promote inclusion […] Read More
Title with Advance UNM: Co-principal investigator Your background in academia: Mary Jo Daniel is the Associate Vice President for Research at UNM. Prior to this, she was the director of the Faculty Research Development Office and the Associate Director for New Mexico’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR,) a NSF-funded program that builds research […] Read More
Stephanie Forrest Title with Advance at UNM: Co-principal investigator Why were you attracted to this project? For the first 15 years of my career at UNM, I was the only tenure-stream female faculty member, and when I joined UNM there was only one other female faculty member in the entire college. I have seen firsthand […] Read More
