Speech and hearing professor studies how bilingual adults with Parkinson’s communicate Dr. Amy Neel, an associate professor of speech and hearing sciences at UNM, is working with Dr. Alison Behrman at Lehman College/City University of New York in order to help improve listener understanding of bilingual adults with Parkinson disease. Neel’s research is the subaward […] Read More
UNM program receives funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency to photograph acequiasUNM’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) received a grant to work alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security (DHSEM) and the Office of the State Engineer to develop a GIS database using existing Light Detection and Ranging […] Read More
New UNM faculty member at Nuclear Engineering DepartmentDr. Neven Y. Ali began as a new faculty member in the fall of 2017 in the Department of Nuclear Engineering.According to Ali, one of her goals at UNM is to develop new pedagogical approaches and technologies to be used in classrooms to facilitate learning. Ali is particularly […] Read More
New grant continues fish vaccination researchAssociate professor of biology Irene Salinas received a $500,000 grant from the USDA to further research vaccinations in trout aquaculture populations.Her previous research found that vaccinations help keep populations of fish disease-free. Health of the fish is a serious concern for aquaculturists. By 2020, the aquaculture industry will provide 60% […] Read More
UNM professor researches hydrogen fuel cellsAssociate professor in Biomedical Engineering Kateryna Atyushkova received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to study the functions of hydrogen fuel cells at both the atomic and molecular levels.The approximately $200,000 grant will form a partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced […] Read More
UNM professor receives funding for work that could help fight cancerLina Cui, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received a $543,335 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a positron emission tomography or PET imaging probe for heparanase that could help detect aggressive cancer lesions. Heparanase is […] Read More
UNM professors collaborates with CNM on sustainable construction project Dr. Susan Bogus Halter, an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is the principal investigator on an NSF grant, along with Dr. Vanessa Valentin of the same department. The project, “NM Green: Advancing Sustainable Construction Technology Education” is a collaboration between faculty at the […] Read More
Polisci prof will delve into emotional side of politicsUNM political science professor Dr. Lonna Atkeson has won a $30,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study people’s emotions in the current political environment.The project, called “Emotion Regulation, Attitudes, and Activism in Extraordinary Times,” is part of a one-year grant from the NSF. It will […] Read More
UNM professor studies the central regions of our Milky Way Associate Professor Ylva Pihlström from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has an active NSF grant of $306,230.00 until August of 2018. Dr. Pihlström’s research looks at the dynamics of the bulge and bar structure found in central regions of the Milky Way. According to […] Read More
Political science professor mentors people and sends students to GermanyDr. Kathy Powers received an NSF grant in 2015 with Dr. Christian Davenport from the University of Michigan to support African-American students and faculty on the path to Ph.Ds and tenure positions in political science. Powers is the first tenured African-American woman in the United States […] Read More
