New review claims that women, not men, form the backbone of human society What do termites, elephants, whales, hyenas, and some human societies have in common? The core of their societies is female. According to a new study led by University ofNew Mexico researchers, females – not males – may provide the backbone on which […] Read More
Dr Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou from UNM’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was selected as a panelist to participate in the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2019). IEEE INFOCOM is a highly ranked conference with an acceptance ratio of less than 20 percent, according to Tsiropoulou. Tsiropoulou will be presenting three […] Read More
UNM researchers are using a mobile phone app to analyze the real-time effects of cannabis therapy. The app, called Releafapp, allows cannabis users to record the form of cannabis they are using as well as the real-time effects they experience. The research team, Dr. Jacob Vigil and Dr. Sarah See Stith, discovered that the therapeutic effects of THC […] Read More
Winning projects will examine artificial photosynthesis, the New Mexico pottery trade, physics retention rates and local rental market conditions Four scientists at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2019 Women in STEM awards. Their work includes research on an artificial leaf that can generate solar energy, efforts to improve the […] Read More
UNM archaeologist and anthropologist Dr. Frances Hayashida received the Fulbright Award to continue her research abroad during fall 2018. In this video, she gives us a look inside her expedition to Chile’s Atacama Desert. Hayashida and her team’s current research focuses on ancient agriculture and ritual practices. During Hayashida’s latest season abroad, their focus […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor Dr. Jin Zhang was awarded an NSF CAREER grant in March to pursue her new research on the elastic anisotropy of mantle minerals and the potential relationships with mantle flows. The Faculty Early Career Development, known as the CAREER program, offers the National Science Foundation’s “most prestigious award,” according to […] Read More
Recap of the 2019 Adaptive Design Challenge. Students in a UNM biomedical engineering course are making groundbreaking innovations for biomedical and medical areas. The class, BME 598: Adaptive Design for the Community, partners undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields with need-knowers in our community who have identified an area that might be considered compliant […] Read More
Two UNM professors are among the women being honored at the 2019 Women in Technology Celebration at the end of March. Computer Science professor Melanie Moses, PhD, and Biomedical Engineering assistant professor Christina Salas, PhD are being honored for their work in their respective fields. The Women in Technology Celebration is an […] Read More
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“Bubble tea” inspired new drug delivery system UNM professor Heather Canavan sat in her office in the Centennial Engineering Building, still grossed out from a colonoscopy prep drink she had taken two days earlier as part of her treatment for breast cancer. The gallon of gunk she had to drink was so awful that she was […] Read More
