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UNM professor aims to train more special education and speech-language professionals to help children with autism in NM

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Dr. Cindy Gevarter, an assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNM, recently was awarded a grant for $830,000 to create Project SCENES–  a program dedicated to increasing the number of special education professionals and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in New Mexico who focus on social communication interventions for children with […] Read More

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Making Time for Your Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works

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  In the recap of this event from Feb. 4 2022, Senior Vice Provost Barbara Rodriguez moderates a panel of faculty and staff who discuss sabbatical planning and experiences, including finding funding sources, sabbaticals as a recharge mechanism, and “stay sabbaticals.” Rodriguez and the speakers also shared information on other resources that can help create […] Read More

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UNM biologists use zebrafish as model to understand loss of smell caused by COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the search for animal models that demonstrate the symptoms observed in humans infected with SARS-CoV-2. New research from UNM Biology PhD student Aurora Kraus and associate professor of Biology Dr. Irene Salinas have begun using zebrafish as a model for COVID-19 with emphasis on the loss of smell many people have reported as a symptom of the virus.

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2017 Women In STEM Award winner | Dr. Ylva Pihlström

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  Dr. Ylva Pihlström, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, recently was awarded a three-year, $564,000 grant from NASA to continue research that she started as part of her 2017 Women In STEM Award. The work, set to begin in January 2022, aims to better understand and quantify the mass-loss process of Asymptotic […] Read More

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Women In STEM award winner profile: Dr. Ylva Pihlström

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Physics and astronomy professor researches mass loss in dying stars    Key info: Dr. Ylva Pihlström recently was awarded a three-year grant from NASA amounting $564,000 for research initiated by her 2017 Women In STEM Award. The work, set to begin in January 2022, aims to better understand and quantify the mass-loss process of Asymptotic […] Read More

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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Ylva Pihlström

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Dr. Ylva Pihlström, a professor in the UNM Department of Physics and Astronomy, was recently named the new associate director of The Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC) at UNM. “Working with CARC is a way to partake in the ongoing development and improvement of the UNM research infrastructure, including high performance computing,” Pihlström said.  CARC is […] Read More

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Sevilleta LTER | Small Mammal Monitoring and Physiology

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 Dr. Phil Manlick, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico and his colleagues with the Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research program have been studying small mammal foraging ecology in dryland ecosystems to understand how these animals will respond to future climates that are drier and more variable. Small mammals, […] Read More

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Sevilleta LTER | New Mexico Elevation Gradient – Flux Towers

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  Mikael Schlumpf, a research scientist in the Litvak Lab in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico, explains long-term monitoring of ecosystem fluxes in drylands of the southwestern U.S.A. This work is important because drylands cover about 45 percent of land surface on Earth and strongly contribute to year-to-year variability in global […] Read More

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UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge 11/10/21

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  Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations during the Lightning Lounge event.   The November 2021 speakers at the Lightning Lounge were: Ranita Ray, an associate professor of Sociology whose presentation was “Violent Schools,” K. Joseph Ho, a research professor of Chemistry whose presentation was “In Pursuit […] Read More

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Annual and Milestone Reviews

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What’s the difference between policy, process, expectations, and urban legends? Learn all about it in this recording from our virtual workshop held Nov. 5th, 2021. Presenters were Barbara Rodriguez, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Julia Fulghum, Director, Advance at UNM, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, College of Arts and Sciences.

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Get Your Semester Back on Schedule

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In this virtual workshop held Oct. 18th, 2021, UNM colleagues learned how to set realistic goals, prioritize what’s really important, and establish a plan to get it all done. Watch this recap and leave with a strategic plan for the rest of the semester and a new way of thinking about how to stay on top of all your work. Speakers include Myrriah Gomez, an assistant professor in UNM’s Honors College, and Marygold Walsh-Dilley, an associate professor in Geography and Environmental Studies.

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Women In STEM award winner profile: Dr. Katie Witkiewitz

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UNM psychology professor examines brain stimulation and mindfulness therapy to reduce heavy drinking    Key info: Dr. Witkiewitz’ project focused on integrating a non-invasive form of brain stimulation, called transcranial direct current stimulation, along with mindfulness meditation as a treatment for individuals who want to reduce heavy drinking. The study also examined neurobiological mechanisms of […] Read More

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Developing a Sustainable and Reality-based Writing Practice

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  In this virtual workshop held Sept. 17th, Dr. Kristina Quynn, director of CSU Writes and Assistant Dean Graduate School at Colorado State University, gives tips on getting into good writing habits.   Researchers know that writing is one of the most important career-building activities we do. And yet…we also know that the barriers to […] Read More

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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Ranita Ray

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First Maxine Baca-Zinn Endowed Professor joins Sociology Department Dr. Ranita Ray, an associate professor and the inaugural Maxine Baca-Zinn Endowed Professor of Sociology recently joined UNM’s Department of Sociology effective August 1, 2021.  “I am a radical feminist sociologist. I primarily rely on ethnographic methods and am beginning to learn historical methods for my current project all […] Read More

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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Susan Bogus Halter

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UNM professor recently elected into the National Academy of Construction. Dr. Susan Bogus Halter, a professor from the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Construction (NAC). According to the NAC website, “the mission of the National Academy Of Construction is to recognize and honor individuals for their distinguished contributions to the industry and to share this reservoir of expertise as a service to the nation.”

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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Mousumi Roy

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UNM researcher awarded two NSF grants to study effects of magma on continental plates    Dr. Mousumi Roy, a Regents’ lecturer and associate professor in UNM’s Physics and Astronomy Department, was recently awarded two NSF grants including a Mid-Career Advancement grant for her work examining how the movement of magma affects continental plates.   “I’m […] Read More

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