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Faculty step into key leadership roles across campus departments
Faculty in 15 central campus departments have stepped into chair roles this year. The new chairs, in departments across the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, the College of Education and Human Sciences, and the James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership, hold positions that are critical to faculty success. “Chairs […] Read More
Registration open for fall faculty development workshops
ADVANCE is hosting a variety of workshops this fall for all faculty. Our lineup features research workshops in conjunction with the Faculty Research Development Office including one on the best ways to disseminate your work as well as promotion and tenure events including how to prepare for annual and milestone reviews. New events include monthly […] Read More
UNM introduces NM SPARK program with inaugural cohort of scholars
Collaborative grants to support research across science, education, health and art Eleven UNM faculty members have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the NM Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program, a grant initiative supporting assistant and associate professors who are advancing their research, scholarship, and creative work in alignment with […] Read More
ADVANCE at UNM celebrates 10 years on campus
Lighting the way: a federal grant for STEM faculty created a system of support and success for all ADVANCE at UNM started on campus 10 years ago, kicking off a decade of increased faculty support. Explore our series of stories as we look back — and glance at what’s ahead. Start the series →
ADVANCE publishes UNM Faculty Search Resources
If you’ve ever served on or run a faculty search committee, you know the process has a lot of moving parts. To help, ADVANCE at UNM is partnering with Academic Affairs to support all aspects of faculty searches, including recruitment and hiring. We also collaborate on the required workshops on search best practices. […] Read More
UNM faculty health and wellbeing guide
Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services (CARS) Type of support offered: individual and couples counseling; supervisor/manager consultations; coaching; department in-service training; seminars and workshops; internal and external resource suggestions and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) services. For: UNM main and branch campuses and UNM Health Sciences faculty and staff and their domestic partners, and UNM […] Read More
UNM physics professor lands prestigious NSF grant to develop high quality imaging of living tissue
Work will include developing next-generation microscope systems at UNM to advance deep tissue imaging UNM Assistant Professor Dr. Tonmoy Chakraborty has received a coveted NSF CAREER Award for his work on a powerful imaging technique to study living tissue. Chakraborty, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, said he’s grateful and excited. […] Read More
ADVANCE and FRDO host ongoing series on diversifying your research funding
ADVANCE at UNM and the Faculty Research Development Office are working together to provide workshops, resources and information to faculty to help navigate changing research rules and policies. We have hosted some workshop in this series already, while others remain. Stay tuned to this page for details or email advance at unm dot edu to […] Read More
2025 summer camp guide for UNM faculty and staff
Have work to do or just looking to give your kids a cool summer experience? Albuquerque has camps for everything from flamenco dancing to forest excursions. Check out our list of summer camps around the city. Registration for many camps starts early in the year and continues until camps are full.
Teaching and learning resources for UNM faculty
The UNM Center for Teaching and Learning Type of support offered: teaching feedback and resources, trainings, workshops For: faculty, GAs and TAs, students Faculty, GA and TA topics: best practices for teaching and academic classroom management, technical support Student topics: improving studying and writing skills, conversation groups, STEM tutoring At a glance: If you are […] Read More
14 UNM faculty members chosen for the 2024 Women in STEM Awards
The 11 funded projects include a study of carbon storage in soils along the middle Rio Grande floodplain, an investigation into rural New Mexico healthcare workforce challenges and opportunities, and the development of new software for large scale 3-D printing with adobe Fourteen faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected […] Read More
Faculty experiences with UNM campus climate mixed, according to new Advance survey
Fall 2023 survey finds faculty are engaged with the work they do, but struggling with well-being and inequities A new survey by Advance at UNM finds that full-time, main campus faculty report a complex mix of organizational experiences and attitudes. The fall 2023 survey found, for example, high levels of work and teaching […] Read More
Academic freedom on campus: resources and information
Ahead of the fall 2024 semester, Advance at UNM and the Office of Academic Affairs hosted a series of workshops for faculty, staff and graduate students on developing communities in academic settings and on responding to conflict and stress in the classroom. The workshops were part of an ongoing series on academic freedom and civil […] Read More
Call open for 2024 Women in STEM Awards
Proposals are due May 14, 2024. Applications are now being accepted for the Advance at UNM 2024 Women In STEM awards. The awards, now in their ninth year at UNM, range from $3,000 to $15,000, and three types of grants will be given. The categories include travel awards to foster collaborations, seed awards […] Read More
2024 summer camp guide
Have work to do or just looking to give your kids a cool summer experience? Albuquerque has camps for everything from sewing to horseback riding to opera and more! Check out our list of summer camps around the city. Registration for many camps starts early in the year and continues until camps are full.
UNM Faculty Fanfare campaign highlights successes across campus
UNM’s faculty are amazing, and the Advance at UNM Faculty Fanfare campaign is here to highlight the research, publishing and teaching being done across campus. Enjoy our digital shoutouts to faculty below, and nominate someone for their own fanfare.
Advance at UNM opens latest faculty survey on wellbeing, climate, and caregiving
Building on its previous surveys of UNM faculty, Advance at UNM is conducting a comprehensive climate survey with the goal of understanding and improving programs to recruit, retain, and support all faculty. The survey of full time main campus faculty is open now and invitations have been emailed to faculty members. Advance at UNM encourages faculty […] Read More
