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UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge 10/13/21
Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations during the Lightning Lounge event. The October 2021 speakers at the Lightning Lounge were: Diana Dragomir, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy whose presentation was “Planets Around Other Stars: Looking Beyond the Search for Life,” Paulo Dutra, an assistant […] Read More
UNM Women in STEM Award winner profiles
A major initiative at UNM to recognize and support the work of women STEM faculty started with an anonymous donation of $1.5 million in 2015. Since then, the donation has fueled research on brain stimulus and substance abuse, the engineering of bones and ligaments and the tracing of pueblo pottery. Awards to 69 women also […] Read More
Video tour of the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research experiments
UNM Biology Professor Jenn Rudgers leads a team of researchers at one of the largest NSF projects in New Mexico, the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research project. Scientists at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge are examining various aspects of climate change. See our videos of the work being done at the site south of Albuquerque.
UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge (Postdoc Edition) 9/23/21
Hear from five University of New Mexico postdocs about their research in 7-minute presentations during this special Lightning Lounge event in honor of Postdoc Appreciation Week. The speakers for the September 2021 Lightning Lounge were: Ottavia Benedicenti, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology whose presentation was An exotic example of the transition from water […] Read More
UNM architecture class designs bee sanctuary
UNM associate professor leads student project to design an urban beekeeping area in Albuquerque Students in Gabriella Gutierrez’s Architecture 402 class are focused on creating a sanctuary for bees at Tingley Beach. As part of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree, students are required to take several design studio classes. Arch 402 […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. TyAnna Lovato
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. TyAnna Lovato, a research assistant professor in Biology was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Amalia Parra, a research assistant professor in Biology, is “Transcriptional Regulation of Stem Cell Function in the Drosophilia Central Nervous System.” The […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Amalia Parra
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Amalia Parra, a research assistant professor in Biology was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. TyAnna Lovato, a research assistant professor in Biology, is “Transcriptional Regulation of Stem Cell Function in the Drosophilia Central Nervous System.” The […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Xiaoxue Li
Economics professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Xiaoxue Li, an assistant professor in Economics was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Sarah Stith, an assistant professor in Economics is “Trick or Treat: Acute Sugar Consumption and Negative Health Effects in Humans.” The pair plan […] Read More
Madelyn Finucane, Visiting Assistant Professor, Law School
Name:Dr. Madelyn Finucane Title:Visiting Assistant Professor Department:Law School Describe your research in about 200 words.Madelyn’s work focuses on residential housing: eviction, foreclosure, and other aspects of real estate. She is particularly interested in the procedures maintained by low-level courts and the experience of pro se litigants. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?There is more […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Anjali Mulchandani
Engineering professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Anjali Mulchandani, an assistant professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Waste as a resource: A thermo-chemical system to recover metals and produce oils from sewage […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Sarah Stith
Economist chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to associate professor Dr. Sarah Stith, an associate professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Xiaoxue Li, an assistant professor in Economics is “Trick or Treat: Acute Sugar Consumption […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Caroline Smith
Linguist promoted to full professor Dr. Caroline Smith, who teaches phonetics and phonology at UNM, has been promoted to full professor. “I’ve been a faculty member at UNM since 1998, and have always been impressed by my faculty colleagues,” Smith said. “I feel very honored that my promotion recognizes my place in this great group of professors.” Smith’s […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Lisa Marchiondo
Organizational studies educator promoted to associate professor Dr. Lisa Marchiondo, who teaches in the Department of Organizational Studies at the UNM Anderson School of Management, recently was promoted to associate professor. Marchiondo said she’s thrilled about the tenure and promotion. “I told family and friends that this experience is on par with receiving my PhD. It’s incredibly rewarding […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Alex Webster
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner
Dr. Alex Webster, an assistant professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Webster will work with professors from several departments on the project “Perspectives on Innovative Approaches in Agriculture to Managing Water Scarcity.”
STEM Shoutout: Drs. Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman
Partnership seeks support for communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman at The University of New Mexico are helping lead a national effort to understand effective COVID-19 vaccine messaging and hesitancy factors. The massive American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll is a partnership between the African American Research Collaborative (AARC), The Commonwealth […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Suzanne Oakdale
Anthropology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to full professor Dr. Suzanne Oakdale, a professor in Anthropology, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Claiming Celiac: Narratives of Illness and the Creation of New Worlds.” The […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Lydia Tapia
Computer science professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Lydia Tapia, an associate professor in Computer Science was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is ”Learning Conserved Robotic Features.” The work looks at ways to transfer knowledge one robot has learned to a new robot. “When machine learning […] Read More
Dr. Amelia Black, Lecturer II, Linguistics
Name:Dr. Amelia Black Title:Lecturer II Department:Linguistics Describe your research in about 200 words.My research interest focuses on sustaining the Diné language as well as Diné cultural knowledge of k’é (kinship). I rely on ancestral Diné knowledges that are embedded in the Diné language to guide me. In particular, I use k’é (kinship), a concept that is essential and […] Read More
Dr. Sarah K. Dreier, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Name: Dr. Sarah K. Dreier Title: Assistant Professor Department: Political Science Describe your research in about 200 words. Sarah K. Dreier is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include comparative politics, human rights and state oppression, gender, religion, and integrating […] Read More
Dr. Mary Gilbreth, Visiting Lecturer III, TEELP College of Education
Name: Dr. Mary Gilbreth Title: Visiting Lecturer III Department: TEELP College of Education Describe your research in about 200 words. As an educational professional for over 48 years, I have seen an evolution in the school system. When teaching at the University of New Mexico in the College of Education, I was […] Read More