Earth and Planetary Sciences professor paper featured on May’s cover of Geology Magazine Dr. Laura Crossey, a professor in UNM’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was recently featured alongside her research team in May’s Geology Magazine for their work in Grand Canyon. A photograph taken by Crossey during the research made the cover […] Read More
In this video, Dr. Angela Catena, Title IX coordinator at UNM, explains the changes made to Title IX effective August 14, 2020 that UNM faculty should know about. The Department of Education released its final regulations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The Department of Education is giving […] Read More
Political Science professor publishes series of papers on women rights Dr. Mala Htun, a professor at UNM Political Science Department, is a political scientist focused on comparative politics, women’s rights, and the politics of race and ethnicity. Dr. Htun is part of the Advance family and serves as a co-Pi and Deputy Director for the […] Read More
UNM biology and math professor on NM Covid-19 pandemic response Dr. Helen Wearing, a UNM professor in the biology and math departments, was interviewed by the New York Times about her opinion on New Mexico’s work against the Covid-19 pandemic. Wearing’s interests focus on “theoretical biology and disease ecology; using mathematical and statistical approaches to […] Read More
Anthropology professor publishes a paper on high-altitude health Dr. Siobhán M. Mattison, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Anthropology, has published a paper on how high-altitude adaptations mitigate risk of chronic disease. The paper was published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology April 1, 2020 under the title “High-altitude adaptations mitigate […] Read More
Ever wonder about how far faculty should go in trying the reduce the stress of their students? Dr. Stephanie McIver provides some insight to how to manage this.
Dr. Yemane Asmerom, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UNM, is part of a team that has undertaken various findings related to climate change. In this video, Asonye explains how looking at numerical numbers and the past can help understand the future of the Earth. During his career, Asmerom felt in love with science. […] Read More
Engineering Professor selected for Fulbright award in Spain Dr. Jose Cerrato, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, has been selected for a Fulbright award to Spain to study the detection of arsenic. The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the […] Read More
Dr. Emmanuel Asonye, a visiting research scholar and assistant professor of Africana Studies at UNM, is creating language access for the linguistically and culturally marginalized African diaspora in the southwest and African countries. In this video, Asonye shares his journey with deaf language and how it took him to start his most recent project, creating […] Read More
Associate professors and other University of New Mexico faculty learned how to navigate the path to becoming a full professor through tips and experiences from those who went through the process themselves. The presenters included Advance at UNM Director Dr. Julia Fulghum, anthropology professor Dr. Frances Hayashida, associate professor of geography Dr. Maria Lane […] Read More
