April
CASAA professor's research on sports betting and binge drinking published in prestigious journal
April 01, 2024
UNM’s Center on Alcohol, Substance Use and Addictions (CASAA) is recognizing a new piece of research being published in the prestigious journal JAMA Network Open.
Building Indigenous, sovereign data at UNM
April 03, 2024
New Mexico is home to many thriving Indigenous communities, yet due to outdated information and data, the real stories of those communities are not being told. A transformative initiative started by a team at The University of New Mexico wants to help change that by making sure the information about Indigenous communities is coming from the community itself.
UNM team receives $600,000 DoD grant designed to strengthen basic research infrastructure
April 03, 2024
A collaborative project at The University of New Mexico will receive part of $17.6 million in grants the Department of Defense is awarding to 27 academic teams under the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). DEPSCoR is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen the basic research infrastructure at institutions of higher education in underutilized states and territories.
UNM organizations raise awareness for farmworker rights
April 06, 2024
At first glance, when you see the announcement for a set of days titled ‘Farmworker’s Awareness Week,’ you may wonder why it’s necessary to dedicate a week to a singular occupation.
Bidram awarded NSF CAREER Award for project to design more resilient power grids
April 04, 2024
A University of New Mexico School of Engineering researcher has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project to improve power grids to ensure they are adaptively protected for modern conditions, such as high penetration of renewable energy sources.
UNM Anderson School’s EMBA cohort visits Japan to meet with top executives
April 13, 2024
Each spring, the UNM Anderson School of Management’s Executive MBA program offers its graduating cohort a global immersion experience as a weeklong trip during March.
Undergraduates win awards at American Nuclear Society student conference
April 18, 2024
Four undergraduates in The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering received awards at the 2024 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, held recently at Penn State University.
UNM professor educates community on digital media literacy
April 18, 2024
One UNM political science professor is continuing her teaching beyond a typical classroom in the Social Sciences Building.
Journalism student lands place on national team, earns trip to national convention
April 20, 2024
A University of New Mexico Communication & Journalism (C&J) student is being recognized as an exemplary young journalist nationwide.
UNM Anderson students place in top five in world’s largest sales competition
April 25, 2024
UNM Anderson School sales students dominated the virtual RNMKRS (pronounced “Rainmakers”) international role-play sales competition April 10-11. Eddie Acosta, Andrew Salazar and AJ Dille placed second, fourth, and fifth, respectively.
Honors College faculty member Myrriah Gómez awarded a Southwest Book Award
April 29, 2024
Myrriah Gómez, an associate professor in the UNM Honors College, first monograph, Nuclear Nuevo México, was recently awarded a Southwest Book Award by the Border Regional Library Association. The book examines how Nuevomexicanos have been affected by nuclear colonialism in New Mexico.
