Faculty News

  The speaker lineup is here for the April 22 UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge, from 3:30-4:30 p.m in Zimmerman Library Waters Room. This is the last one of the spring semester, so we hope you’ll join us! This month’s speakers are Lydia Tapia, a professor of computer science whose talk is “In AI We Trust. […] Read More

The list of Teaching Excellence Awards presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning is out! See who you know on the list over on the UNM News website.

A new committee appointed by Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Rodríguez will guide the university on ethical and strategic uses of artificial intelligence on campus. Chosen faculty are from computer science, law and education, among other disciplines. Staff appointees represent UNM units including the Center for Teaching and Learning, Information […] Read More

Ray Hernández-Durán, a UNM art history professor, was recently named as a regents’ professor for his teaching, research and community impact over the past 22 years.  Read more on the UNM News website.   More UNM faculty news

  Four UNM branch campus faculty are set to speak Feb. 18 from 3:30 – 4:30 as part of the first UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge of the semester.  Participants are: Tammi Duncan-Teller, an assistant professor of Biology at UNM-Valencia, whose talk is “Integrating Research into Microbiology Labs;” Virginia Grant, an assistant professor of English at […] Read More

A sculpture created by UNM assistant professor of interdisciplinary art Stephanie Woods has been acquired by the Perry Art Collection. Woods completed the sculpture last summer during a prestigious art residency. Learn more about the work on the UNM News website.

UNM Parking and Transportation Services has a new on-demand ride service for anyone on campus in the evening hours. Call 505-706-3430 for dispatch. Learn more.

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