Cecilia Brooke Cholka, the Human Protection Specialist with the Office of the Institutional Review Board, explained current IRB processes and discussed changes to federal regulations on April 20 in the Advance at UNM space. She also discussed where the UNM IRB office is now after recent innovations. See our video below to learn more. View […] Read More
Chemistry professor appointed to prestigious American Chemical Society board UNM adjunct chemistry faculty member and full time CNM chemistry faculty member Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh was recently appointed as a Board Associate within the Board of Publications for American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Education. The BoP supports the Journal of Chemical Education, which is a […] Read More
Faculty who experience inappropriate, biased or harassing comments from co-workers have five strategies for responding, according to Stephanie Goodwin, the director of faculty leadership and development at Wright State University.Goodwin taught the strategies, which can include disagreeing and questioning, at three workshops hosted by Advance UNM in April, including about 75 faculty and administration leaders […] Read More
A recent study found that Facebook tends to lead to agenda-setting rather than changing the opinions of users. Agenda-setting is the idea that the media determines what stories and events are important and newsworthy. The study suggested that based on what stories certain people were shown on Facebook, their opinions on what the current important […] Read More
The UNM community honored psychology professor and director of Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions Dr. Barbara McCrady’s work on April 4 at the 63rd Annual Research Lecture. Her lecture “‘Til Death Do Us Part: A Lifetime of Research to Better Understand and Treat Alcohol Use Disorders in the Family” focused on her career […] Read More
Vanessa Svihla, an assistant professor in Organization, Information and Learning Sciences and Chemical and Biological Engineering at UNM in January 2018 was awarded a $516,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her work. Her program is called the Framing and Reframing Agency in making and Engineering, or FRAME. She is analyzing design team conversations to […] Read More
Assistant Civil Engineering Professor Jose M. Cerrato recently won a CAREER award through the National Science Foundation for his work “Understanding Reactivity in American Native Impacted Uranium Mines (URANIUM): Research, Education and Outreach.” Cerrato’s research focuses on the contamination of sediments in Native American communities from uranium mines. The grant will be used to […] Read More
Although sexual coercion is the most talked-about form of sexual harassment, it’s not the most common form, Dr. Lilia Cortina told about 100 people at a presentation sponsored by Advance at UNM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in March. “The most prototypical kind of sexual harassment that people immediately think of…is the rarest form […] Read More
Women with higher GPAs were less likely to get called back for interviews, new research shows. Natasha Quadlin recently published a study investigating the link between achievements, major and gender. She found that high-achieving men were around twice as likely to get called back as high-achieving women. This difference was the most clear in math, […] Read More
Three in 10 children are now drawing scientists as women, The Washington Post reported. A study conducted in 1983 showed that fewer than one percent of the students drew a female scientist. Now, that number is up to 30 percent. The rise is attributed to a decrease in stereotypes surrounding scientists, Western Michigan University communications […] Read More
At UNM, we’re lucky to have a variety of groups working to help women and minority students, staff and faculty do well in the STEM fields. Here are some of them and a little bit about what each one does. Advancing Women In Science Advancing Women in Science is a group focused on the equal […] Read More
Researchers at the University of New Mexico recently received $7 million in federal grant money from the National Institute of Minority Health Disparities (U54 MD004811-06) to fund the Transdisciplinary Research, Equity and Engagement Center for Advancing Behavioral Health (TREE Center). This five-year transdisciplinary research center of excellence aims to test multi-level behavioral health interventions, promote […] Read More
UNM recently announced that a majority of the UNM Continuing Education Youth Programs will not be offered in summer 2018 because of renovations at Johnson Gym. Faculty and staff who were expecting on-campus options for summer camps should plan ahead. We’ve compiled a list of options around town. If you know of others, please email […] Read More
The Institutional Review Board doesn’t sound like the most cutting-edge place at the University of New Mexico. But, after many changes, IRB officials say the office is one of the most innovative of its kind. “We do a lot of cool things,” said Human Protections Specialist Cecilia Brooke Cholka. The office assists researchers by providing […] Read More
Speech and hearing professor studies how bilingual adults with Parkinson’s communicate Dr. Amy Neel, an associate professor of speech and hearing sciences at UNM, is working with Dr. Alison Behrman at Lehman College/City University of New York in order to help improve listener understanding of bilingual adults with Parkinson disease. Neel’s research is the subaward […] Read More
UNM program receives funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency to photograph acequias UNM’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) received a grant to work alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security (DHSEM) and the Office of the State Engineer to develop a GIS database using existing Light Detection and […] Read More
New UNM faculty member at Nuclear Engineering Department Dr. Neven Y. Ali began as a new faculty member in the fall of 2017 in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. According to Ali, one of her goals at UNM is to develop new pedagogical approaches and technologies to be used in classrooms to facilitate learning. Ali […] Read More
Faculty members who want to work with the National Science Foundation should sign up for the organization’s email and become familiar with the NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), representatives of UNM’s Faculty Research Development Office (FRDO) told audience members at a recent workshop. The workshop, held at Advance at UNM Sept. […] Read More
Representatives from UNM’s Student Health and Counseling and the Dean of Students’ Office offered advice for handling a variety of student problems during a panel at the SUB. Nov. 10. Nasha Torrez, the Dean of Students, Stephanie McIver, director of SHAC Counseling and Therapy Services, and Lisa Lindquist, director of LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center, gave faculty […] Read More
Helene Walker Title with Advance at UNM: Communication Intern Your background: Helene is an undergraduate student pursuing degrees in chemical engineering and French. Prior to working for Advance, she was employed at the movie theater Century Rio 24 for two and a half years. Why were you attracted to the project? Advance first caught Helene’s […] Read More
New grant continues fish vaccination research Associate professor of biology Irene Salinas received a $500,000 grant from the USDA to further research vaccinations in trout aquaculture populations. Her previous research found that vaccinations help keep populations of fish disease-free. Health of the fish is a serious concern for aquaculturists. By 2020, the aquaculture industry will […] Read More
Muntasir Al Kabir Title with Advance at UNM: Internal Evaluation Team Member Your background in academia: Muntasir Kabir moved from Bangladesh, in the southern part of Asia. He had studied engineering back in his country and served three multinational telecommunication companies for 6 years as a network data analyst. He has a track record of […] Read More
Karlyn A. Edwards Title with Advance at UNM: Graduate research assistant Your background in academia: I am graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Department pursuing my PhD. My research focuses in Behavioral Medicine, particularly examining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other psychological interventions in the treatment of chronic pain and opioid use. Previously to graduate […] Read More
Harvard sociologist Frank Dobbin spoke to 130 people about why diversity trainings do not work in addition to other diversity efforts on Friday at the UNM Student Union Building. Dobbin focused on the research findings in his papers. He discussed certain popular aspects of diversity in corporations that do not work, like diversity trainings, and […] Read More
UNM Associate Professor of Statistics Erik Erhardt says faculty members who are feeling overloaded or overwhelmed with tasks should go beyond the typical “to do” lists and adapt an approach known as the Getting Things Done method. He spoke during a presentation about time management sponsored by Advance at UNM in the SUB Sept. 8. […] Read More
