February
UNM College of Education and Human Sciences alumna receives 2023 Milken Educator Award
January 31, 2024
Ashli Knoell, a 2010 University of New Mexico College of Education and Human Sciences graduate, was among 75 other teachers nationally selected recently to receive the 2023 Milken Educator Award.
History that will make history: UNM professors create groundbreaking tribal government textbook
January 31, 2024
This story is one for the history books, which is fitting, as the news itself is about a history book.
A devoted team of UNM Native American professors are planning, developing and writing the first-ever tribal government textbook for young adults.
New research erupts: UNM Professor presents instrument in tracking Iceland volcanoes
January 31, 2024
Tobias Fischer, a professor at The University of New Mexico's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, has been heavily involved in tracking Iceland’s volcanic activity. A noted volcanologist, Fischer traveled to Iceland in mid-November 2023 to deliver and install his Delta Ray Instrument to his colleagues at the University of Iceland. This instrument measures carbon isotopes that help inform scientists about the magma sources below the surface. The data from this instrument is critical when building time series data sets to evaluate the eruption.
National Science Foundation engineering leader visited School of Engineering
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Susan Margulies, an assistant director who leads the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering, visited the School of Engineering last week and engaged with faculty from around the School and the University.
UNM computer scientist wins NSF CAREER Award to optimize supercomputer performance
February 05, 2024
Amanda Bienz, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at The University of New Mexico, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a project that seeks to ensure that the performance of parallel computer applications matches the performance of the hardware.
Pulitzer Prize winner Chacon's project pays tribute to Indigenous women
February 07, 2024
Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico will bring his Three Songs projects to the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Three Songs pays tribute to Indigenous women through sound, video, and visual work.
UNM-Gallup leaders advocate in Santa Fe
February 06, 2024
Leaders representing The University of New Mexico-Gallup met with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and celebrated Gallup-McKinley County Day at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe recently.
An understanding of low-income entrepreneurial processes and the use of technology
February 12, 2024
An assistant professor at The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management has been researching and identifying the processes that economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs employ and their use of technology to better understand how they manage and grow their businesses. This study is part of a larger collection of research that is centered around poverty and economic development.
UNM's Maxwell Museum welcomes kids and families to explore human evolution
February 15, 2024
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is hosting a Family Day Event focused on Exploring Human Evolution. The event is part of Maxwell’s mission of working toward a greater understanding of the fullness of human experiences in the Southwest and the world.
UNM’s Lobo Launch team on an upward trajectory with three rocket projects
February 19, 2024
For 22 seniors in mechanical engineering this year, their capstone design project is literally rocket science — and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Forever chemicals reach extraordinary levels in wildlife at Holloman Air Force Base
February 21, 2024
A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) reported unexpectedly high levels of chemical contamination in wild birds and mammals at Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, N.M. in new research published in Environmental Research.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation awards UNM Child Health Grand Challenge team $300K to study child maltreatment
February 22, 2024
The Child Health Grand Challenge team at The University of New Mexico is undertaking a two-year study on child maltreatment incidence. The study, led by principal investigators Rebecca Girardet, professor of Pediatrics, and Gabriel Sanchez, professor of Political Science, further aims to identify cultural practices that may serve as protective factors in reducing negative outcomes. The team has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to carry out their research.
UNM scientists on interdisciplinary team receiving the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize
February 21, 2024
An interdisciplinary team of Indigenous and western scientists from around the globe recently received the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their research on the evolution of domestic horses and their dispersal in North America and eventually to Eurasia. The award is given annually by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to an outstanding publication in Science.
Sustainable Solutions: Anderson Professor navigates overconsumption challenges in modern marketing
February 26, 2024
Professor of Marketing at the Anderson School of Management, Catherine Roster, provides insight into the marketing world of overconsumption and a shift in mindset to sustainability long-term. Roster along with her colleague Joseph Ferrari, a psychologist at DePaul University, co- authored a research article published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology where they discovered that clutter has a strong negative relationship with people’s feelings of well-being well-being and their psychological sense of home, which reflects a person’s feelings about home being a safe refuge.
UNM Honors College student selected as Truman Scholarship Finalist
February 24, 2024
The University of New Mexico is becoming a hub of Truman Scholar recognition.
UNM senior Jesus Sanchez, is one of 191 Truman Scholar finalists selected from this year’s pool of 709 nominations across over 285 institutions. Sanchez is scheduled to interview in March.
UNM-Los Alamos student Nathaniel Sandoval named to PTK New Mexico All-State Academic Team
February 24, 2024
Nathaniel Sandoval, a student at UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), was recently honored during Higher Education Day at the State Legislative Session held at the Roundhouse. As a member of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), Sandoval was awarded the New Mexico All-State Academic Team Scholarship, an accolade bestowed upon up to two outstanding students from each community college in the state in acknowledgment of their academic excellence, leadership, and service.
Cross-campus collaboration reveals startling conditions for oil and gas workers
February 29, 2024
The give and take of the economy and those who drive it is a topic that UNM’s Center for Social Policy (CSP) strives to highlight as part of their mission to address social inequalities.
