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12 UNM faculty receive 2021 Women in STEM Awards
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
UNM researchers awarded NSF grant to blend traditional craft with computational design
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
Call opens for proposals for the 2021 Women in STEM Awards
Proposals due April 19 The call is open for women faculty in UNM’s STEM fields to apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2021 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 […] Read More
Advance at UNM report finds faculty negatively affected by Coronavirus, struggling to shuffle responsibilities
Recommendations include changes in annual and milestone review expectations and continued flexibility in remote work During the second half of the fall 2020 semester, ADVANCE at UNM asked all full-time main campus faculty to participate in a climate survey that included questions about the impact of COVID-19. The ADVANCE Social Science Research Team has […] Read More
UNM psychology professor leads students to examine NM substance use disorders
UNM Professor of Psychology Dr. Katie Witkiewitz is spearheading a new program to provide mentorship for graduate students who are working to address issues of health inequities in New Mexico. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, New Mexico had the 15th highest drug overdose death rate in the […] Read More
Visiting UNM biology associate professor studies bats in Carlsbad Caverns
Visiting University of New Mexico Biology Associate Professor Dr. Diana Northup studies the external microbiome of bats at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to detect potential natural defenses against the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), a common bat disease. Northup currently has three Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CPCESU) grants for […] Read More
UNM researchers find gender norms favoring women can reverse health gaps between sexes
Despite women tending to outlive men in almost all societies, they experience more sickness along the way. This gender-health paradox has long puzzled researchers. Biological differences between the sexes — females’ higher body fat percentage, for example — are often thought to be the reason why women are subject to a higher burden of […] Read More
UNM women in STEM launch child language acquisition lab with a focus on underrepresented languages
Women in STEM researchers from across the UNM linguistics department have recently created the Lobo Language Acquisition Lab (LLA LLA), a new research lab focused on child minority language acquisition. Dr. Naomi Shin, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Hispanic Linguistics, and co-founder Dr. Jill Morford, Professor of Linguistics, created the lab in fall 2019 […] Read More
UNM community and regional planning professor part of indigenous-based research project
Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, an assistant professor of Community and Regional Planning at the UNM School of Architecture, Water, and Natural Resources, will serve as Co-PI on an NSF project to research indigenous-based STEM education. The work will be in collaboration with CIRCLES Alliance (Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM). The project is […] Read More
UNM faculty seek flexibility and patience during COVID-19
Work-life balance has been a longstanding challenge for faculty, particularly along the lines of gender and race. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified and added to these challenges in unique ways. Learning about these obstacles can provide academic leaders with tools to try to alleviate them. In the report below, we present quantitative and qualitative data […] Read More
Advance at UNM announces fall faculty workshops
Our fall workshop schedule is here! This semester, join us for a variety of workshops including New Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research and Education at UNM, a presentation on Research and Scholarship Resources and a panel on Using Wrong-Thinking and Universal Design in Your Research Planning. We’ll also be hosting our workshops for newly promoted associate […] Read More
5 Things to Know about changes to Title IX in 2020
In this video, Dr. Angela Catena, Title IX coordinator at UNM, explains the changes made to Title IX effective August 14, 2020 that UNM faculty should know about. The Department of Education released its final regulations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The Department of Education is giving […] Read More
UNM researchers address disproportionate COVID-19 infections among people of color
People of color are being disproportionately infected by the novel coronavirus, professor of computer science and biology at UNM Melanie Moses and associate professor of political science Kathy Powers say in an article published in the Santa Fe Institute Transmission series. Racial disparities related to COVID-19 have been observed nationwide. The Center for Disease […] Read More
Visiting scholar examines intersections of New Mexican language and identities
While examining how first-generation immigrant communities in New Mexico interact with long-standing northern New Mexican communities, Dr. Lillian Gorman found the convergence of cultures affected not only Spanish language use but also views on personal identity. Gorman, an assistant professor of Spanish sociolinguistics and U.S. Latinx cultural studies at the University of Arizona, worked […] Read More
Eight UNM faculty selected for the 2020 UNM Women in STEM awards
Winning projects will develop sustainable concrete for 3-D printing, analyze social media discourse about the novel coronavirus and study groundwater resources on the Navajo Nation. Eight UNM faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2020 Women in STEM awards. Their work includes research on the impact of global warming on […] Read More
UNM poli sci prof: here’s how we make tenure and promotion fair after the pandemic
During the COVID-19 outbreak, universities also should do more than extend tenure clocks to limit inequalities, professor Mala Htun says in a letter published in Science The extension of tenure clocks for faculty at universities around the country is a helpful step toward mitigating academic setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic but isn’t enough and […] Read More
UNM anthropologist uses chimpanzees as model to understand aging
UNM anthropologist Dr. Melissa Emery Thompson is leading a project funded by the National Institute on Aging examining the human aging process by studying one of our closest relatives — chimpanzees. The project focuses on how chimpanzees age and what sort of factors affect their health as they get older. Ultimately, the goal is […] Read More
UNM women in STEM combat COVID-19
UNM women in STEM across campus are taking action against the current COVID-19 pandemic and asking how they can best serve their community in the fight against this virus. From the creation of virtual exhibitions to 3D printing face masks for health care workers, they are on a mission to keep New Mexicans not […] Read More
Resources for parenting and teaching during COVID-19
Updated September 30, 2020
Advance at UNM condemns racist attacks on Africana Studies and its leadership
Letter of support for Africana Studies and faculty from ADVANCE at UNM We, the ADVANCE (NSF) leadership team at UNM, stand in solidarity with Africana Studies and its faculty, students, and staff. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the criminal anti-black racist attacks on Africana Studies and its leadership. Africana Studies is a […] Read More
5 Things to Know about transitioning to remote learning
Kim Fournier, Associate Director for UNM Center for Teaching Excellence, and Stephanie Spong, Associate Director of UNM’s Center for Digital Learning, give tips and recommendations on how to best transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.