Faculty News

UNM Online is recognizing nine online instructors who participated in fall 2025 Foundational Course Design Review. The review is “collaborative initiative to enhance the online learning experience for students. With support from the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL), instructors received personalized instructional design guidance and valuable feedback through an external review process. This initiative is […] Read More

A dozen UNM faculty from across campus have been named as the 2025 recipients of the Ovation Awards. The honor recognizes full-time UNM faculty at any career stage for “recent accomplishments with unusually high impact, addressing local or global challenges and/or elevating the scholar’s and UNM’s reputation on a national/international stage. These may include a […] Read More

The last UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge of the semester takes place Nov. 19. Join colleagues from 3:30-4:30 in the Honors College Forum to hear short talks about innovative research and scholarship. The speakers include Matthew Lakin, an assistant professor of computer science whose talk is Through the Looking Glass: Mirror DNA for Biomedicine; Sara Abbaspour, an assistant professor […] Read More

UNM Associate Professor Myrriah Gómez has been named as interim director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute at UNM. Gómez, who teaches in the Honors College, is a longtime member of SHRI and replaces former director Irene Vásquez, who will continue to lead the Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies. Gómez’s research interests include Chicanx and […] Read More

UNM Vice President for Research Ellen Fisher in September received the John A. Thorton Memorial Award from the scientific society AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing for her work in materials chemistry. The award recognizes outstanding research or technological innovation in the areas of interest to AVS, with emphasis on the fields of […] Read More

Fancy yourself as a famous content creator? Or maybe you just need a quiet and professional place to make a video for class. Either way, UNM’s academic and content creators now have access to a studio with high quality video, audio and lighting equipment. The studio in Woodward 138 is open to faculty, staff and […] Read More

ADVANCE at UNM Director Julia Fulghum has announced her retirement, effective June 30, 2026.   Fulghum, a chemistry professor, has spent 37 years as a faculty member. Her 24 years at UNM includes 23 years in various leadership positions including as chair of the former Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department in the School of Engineering, […] Read More

  Join colleagues at another round of UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge events on Oct. 15. If you haven’t attended before, please join! Faculty colleagues give short talks about their research and scholarship, and time is available for questions during and after the event. No registration required. Come meet new people, network and learn!  The October […] Read More

UNM School of Engineering faculty have been named to coveted titles including Regents’ Professor and Lecturer, and the Dean’s Excellence Professorship and Lectureship for the next three years. They are Meeko Oishi, Nathan Jackson, Rafiqul Tarefder, Abdullah Mueen, Adam Hecht, Fernando Moreu, Leah Buechley, Ali Bidram and Osman Anderoglu. Find out more about who received […] Read More

Associate UNM Professor Todd Quinn has created a Zotero tutorial for faculty and student research. The tutorial covers how to use the reference management software as part of a research workflow, according to a UNM News story.

We’re excited for another round of UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge events this fall. We want to see you, and we already have some great speakers lined up. The dates are Sept. 10, Oct. 15 and Nov. 19.    The September event features three of the four winners of the 2025 Research and Creative Works Leadership […] Read More

UNM CASAA director Katie Witkiewitz recently was named as the recipient of the Marlatt Mentorship Award from the Research Society on Alcohol. Read more on the UNM news website.

UNM’s Accessibility Resource Center has named Laura Franklin as its new director. Franklin, who has 30 years of experience in higher ed, most recently worked as the director of student access at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. She starts at ARC Sept. 8. Learn more on the UNM news site.

We’re excited to see so many new faces around campus this week! Learn more about your new colleagues by checking out our bios of new faculty.

UNM Vice Provost for Student Success Pamela Cheek has released a video and a PDF with important updates for all faculty for the fall semester. The updates include required syllabus language, updates to the UNM Classroom Conduct policy, information on using AI in the classroom, new resources for students and more. Download the PDF about what you need to know or […] Read More

The UNM Center for Teaching and Learning has announced that Interim Vice Provost for Student Success at Portland State University Erin Shortlidge will serve as its new director. An associate professor of biology and biology education, Shortlidge starts moving into the role Aug. 11 and will assume all duties Sept. 1. CTL is responsible for […] Read More

The new leader of UNM’s ARID Institute has more than 30 years of experience at the U.S. Geological Survey.  Vice President for Research Ellen Fisher announced the appointment of Anne Kinsinger to the post. Kinsinger also brings other federal agency experience to the institute, which explores innovations in climate resilience in New Mexico. Learn more on […] Read More

UNM faculty members Rebecca Sánchez and Cris Elder have new half-time roles in the Office of Academic Affairs as leadership changes are made following the departure of Provost James Holloway later this month. Starting July 1, Sánchez, of the College of Education and Human Sciences, will be interim associate vice provost for academic personnel. On […] Read More

Securing funding to meet your research goals can take some creativity and imagination. Get some ideas in the replay we’ve just posted of the MacGyvering Funding Sources to Meet Your Research Goals workshop. You’ll hear from Hannah Yohalem, Assistant Director of the Faculty Research Development Office and Andrea Orzoff, Faculty Research Support Officer, FRDO. Access […] Read More

Congrats to Sally Davis, Michelle Harkins, Douglas Perkins, Iain D. Thomson and C. Fernando Valenzuela for being promoted to the rank of distinguished faculty at UNM! Read more on the UNM news site.

A new UNM policy now requires all faculty to complete a training on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training every three years, effective for the 2025-2026 academic year. Read more from Provost James Holloway on what you need to do.

Have you ever thought about seeking some of your research funding from a foundation? The latest video in our workshop series on diversifying your research funding looked at ways researchers can work with the UNM Foundation on possible proposals. Access the video and learn more.

Many faculty work with staff members who are concerned about the future of their jobs amid federal funding uncertainty. To address this, UNM Human Resources is launching the Term Retention Initiative (TRI), a new program that aims to support term appointment staff in positions that are ending because of external funding cuts. The TRI “offers […] Read More