Call opens for 2017 Women In STEM awards at UNM Women faculty in UNM’s STEM fields can now apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2017 Women In STEM awards The awards are supported by an anonymous gift made to UNM to support research by, and professorships for, women […] Read More
Melissa Axelrod recognized with Linguistic Society of America’s Kenneth Hale Award UNM Linguistics Professor Melissa Axelrod has received a national award from the Linguistic Society of America for her work studying endangered and extinct languages. “I was more than a little surprised to receive this award,” Axelrod said. I am extremely grateful to my supportive […] Read More
Four finalists for UNM’s dean of engineering and computing at the School of Engineering will be on campus this month and in early December. The finalists for the position, named the Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing, are Christos Christodoulou, Naz Karim, JoAnn Lighty, and Ed Seebauer. The applicants are from UNM, Texas […] Read More
Donald Trump has emerged as the winner of the 2016 presidential election, after an exhausting and often bitter campaign. Many members of the UNM community, and the country as a whole, have strong feelings about the result. Some feel fear, anger, and sadness. Others are filled with excitement, hope, and relief. Many women, but not […] Read More
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