Advance at UNM has added three new members to its leadership team. Melissa Emery Thompson, assistant vice president for research, Hannah Torres, director of the Faculty Research Development Office, and Steven Verney, a professor of psychology, are joining the Advance team in January. The changes come as former Advance Co-PI Mary Jo Daniel retired in December, and […] Read More
Researchers in the Salinas Lab at UNM’s Department of Biology have discovered an immune structure in the nasal cavities of rainbow trout that scientists previously didn’t think existed. The new knowledge will allow fish immunologists better understand the efficacy of aquaculture vaccines. While fish and mammals have similar immune systems, there are important anatomical […] Read More
UNM faculty members are still affected by ongoing stress and work obstacles stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report compiled by Advance at UNM. The report, based on data collected in spring 2022, found faculty feeling burned out, strapped by caregiving obligations, and struggling with scholarship amid a pandemic that scientists […] Read More
Engineering professor to study decisions by Latinas to attend graduate school Dr. Liz Godwin, an Inclusive Excellence Research Scholar in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UNM, has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how the unique identities of Latinas might influence their decision to attend graduate […] Read More
By Kate Cunningham / Advance at UNM A substantial grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will boost inclusive excellence efforts at UNM and support the hiring of nine diverse faculty in biomedical research in the College of Arts and Sciences. The $15.6 million, five-year award to the University is part of […] Read More
UNM has a multitude of resources available for faculty, from help finding grants to networking events and faculty development workshops. Explore each topic to learn about help for teaching, support for COVID-related work challenges, fun things for down time and more.
We look forward to seeing you this fall at our workshops. Among other things, we’ll be exploring how to craft the best research proposal, how to add broader impacts to your work and how to keep your semester planning on track. See the list below for our events as well as those from […] Read More
Eleven winning projects will look at capturing and recycling carbon dioxide, genomics of piñon pine trees in the intermountain west and planet formation among other things Twelve women faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2022 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will look at patterns of […] Read More
By Steve Carr / UNM UCAM What started out as an effort to increase the representation and advancement of women faculty in science and engineering departments campus wide through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant has blossomed into sustainable change that has contributed to success of women and faculty from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM-related […] Read More
Proposals due May 2 The call is open for women STEM faculty at UNM to apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2022 Women In STEM awards. Awards range from $3,000 to $15,000 and three types of grants will be awarded through the program. They include travel awards to foster […] Read More
We look forward to seeing you online this spring at our workshops. Among other things, we’ll be exploring how to find the best support team on campus for your research, how to manage your grant money and how to battle imposter syndrome during the pandemic and beyond. See the list below for our […] Read More
Dr. Cindy Gevarter, an assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNM, recently was awarded a grant for $830,000 to create Project SCENES– a program dedicated to increasing the number of special education professionals and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in New Mexico who focus on social communication interventions for children with […] Read More
Women in STEM from across disciplines at UNM are looking at ways to understand and fight SARS-CoV-2, from studying what it does to our lungs to researching how animal modeling can be applied to our knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. UNM researchers also have examined the virus’ impacts on our social and educational […] Read More
UNM assistant professor of literacy Dr. Mary Frances Rice recently co-authored multiple publications on the rising importance of the work by instructional designers to support impartial education during COVID-19. The work includes an article in Information and Learning Sciences called Self-regulated learning in online learning environments: strategies for remote learning and two in the Distance Education […] Read More
Women in STEM this year took on topics including viruses, better ways to get rid of human waste, and disaster risk analysis Despite the formidable challenges of scientific discovery during a pandemic, women in STEM at UNM continued their research in 2021 on everything from cosmic microwaves to communication disorders. Stories on our […] Read More
Dr. Eva Chi, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at UNM is studying possible ways to kill SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses using UV light and polymers. Using synthetic polymer materials, Chi and Dr. David Whitten found an effective way to kill bacteria and simple viruses. Whitten is an associate director for the […] Read More
A major initiative at UNM to recognize and support the work of women STEM faculty started with an anonymous donation of $1.5 million in 2015. Since then, the donation has fueled research on brain stimulus and substance abuse, the engineering of bones and ligaments and the tracing of pueblo pottery. Awards to 69 women also […] Read More
UNM Biology Professor Jenn Rudgers leads a team of researchers at one of the largest NSF projects in New Mexico, the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research project. Scientists at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge are examining various aspects of climate change. See our videos of the work being done at the site south of Albuquerque.
UNM associate professor leads student project to design an urban beekeeping area in Albuquerque Students in Gabriella Gutierrez’s Architecture 402 class are focused on creating a sanctuary for bees at Tingley Beach. As part of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree, students are required to take several design studio classes. Arch 402 […] Read More
Seven winning projects will look at better ways to manage water, how healthy brains age, and methods for transferring knowledge between robots Twelve faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2021 Women in STEM awards. Winning projects this year will look at new ways to reduce the environmental impacts of […] Read More
Four UNM researchers from several disciplines recently were awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant for their project to create new career opportunities for rural craftspeople by blending traditional craft practices with computational fabrication. The project, “Expanding Rural Ceramics Craft and Computational Fabrication: A Synergy” is led by Dr. Leah Buechley, principal investigator and […] Read More
