UNM & Ithaka S+R seek faculty input for generative AI Study
The University of New Mexico announces a collaborative effort between three units - University Libraries, Health Sciences & Informatics Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Together, they have teamed up with Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit research and consulting service, to conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on teaching, learning and research practices. The UNM research team is actively seeking faculty members from main, Health Sciences and branch campuses with instruction and research responsibilities to participate in one-hour interviews.
The University of New Mexico launches The Quantum New Mexico Institute
New Mexico scientists played a pioneering role in the development of Quantum Informational Science; now The University of New Mexico (UNM) is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories to launch the University’s newest research center, the Quantum New Mexico Institute (QNM-I). The first quantum revolution impacts our daily lives. It is at the heart of the digital world and underlies everything we use, like our smartphones and GPS navigation; the second quantum revolution will turbocharge information technologies.
Congress can be a mirror: UNM professor researches a reflection of Latino interests
Entering an election year, there’s always extra focus on voter representation. You hear phrases involving your voice, your vote, and your promised changes as candidates vie for your vote, but will they act in your best interest for years to come? This idea of representation and seeing if your pick acts on behalf of you and your community is something UNM Political Science Professor Michael Rocca is exploring.
UNM researchers team up with University of Wisconsin–Madison to send tomatoes into space
New Mexico researchers and collaborating institutions are known to send some unique and unusual plants and vegetables into space – take for instance the green chile launch of 2019 – and next week, UNM Biology Professor David Hanson and his team are sending up tomatoes. The tomatoes took flight Monday, Jan. 29 to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of project Trichoderma Associated Space Tomato Inoculation Experiment – or TASTIE. Researchers hope to better understand how plants grow without gravity and if there are ways to help plants cope with the stressors involved with growing in space flight.
Before and Beyond: Celebrating the Gila Wilderness Centennial
In 1924, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico became America’s first designated wilderness, predating the Wilderness Act by four decades. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of this significant milestone in our country’s conservation history, organizations throughout the state are coming together to honor its rich natural and cultural heritage in a months-long celebration titled The Gila Wilderness: Before and Beyond. UNM Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies Profesor Michelle Hall Kells is one of the organizers of the centennial celebration. For her, the experience of working together with communities throughout New Mexico to execute this extraordinary event has been profoundly personal.
CASAA highlights risky connection between veterans and gambling
UNM Center on Alcohol, Substance Use and Addiction (CASAA) Associate Professor Joshua Grubbs is making sure veterans can trade wagering with a chance to focus on recovery. Grubbs is dedicating his research to this already vulnerable population, in Addictive Behaviors to understand risks and motivations associated with U.S. armed forces veterans gambling addictions.
University Libraries features collections in new exhibition spaces in Zimmerman Library
What choices do mapmakers face when representing land and geographic space? What can maps reveal about the political, commercial or even personal dynamics at play during their creation? The exhibit, Borders: Created, Contested & Imagined, on display in Zimmerman Library through 2024, invites students, faculty, and the community to embark on a thought-provoking exploration of the dynamic interplay between maps and the societies they represent.
Advance at UNM hosts spring faculty development workshop series
Advance at The University of New Mexico hosts a variety of spring faculty development workshops. The lineup this semester includes workshops in collaboration with the Faculty Research Development Office on the proposal review process. The UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 4-5 p.m. - Join colleagues via Zoom for 7-minute talks about their research and scholarship. Other workshops include Those Words Don't Mean What You Think They Mean: Interpreting Proposal Reviews, Friday, Feb. 16, 12:30 p.m., Ortega Hall Room 335 and Transforming the Mentor-Mentee Relationship for Graduate Success, Friday, Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m. SUB Lobo A&B conference rooms. Several other workshops are also available.
U-RISE supports student biomedical research
Among the many programs for student researchers at The University of New Mexico, the only school in the state with the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE). At the center of the U-RISE experience is research. Applications are now being accepted for the next cohort. For best consideration, completed application should be submitted by Friday, March 1, 11:59 p.m.
Nobel Prize winner John Mather entertains UNM audience with science and stunning images
It was Christmas morning in 2021 when, on behalf of 8 billion current humans, 10,000 future observers, 20,000 engineers and technicians, 100 scientists worldwide, and three space agencies, the greatest telescope ever made took off from Europe’s Spaceport on an Ariane 5 rocket in the French Guiana, South America. Recently, the UNM Department of Physics & Astronomy hosted Nobel Prize winner John Mather, an instrumental contributor to the JWST project, who presented a talk, Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest with JWST, to a captive audience that spilled over into adjacent rooms at The University of New Mexico’s Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Building (PAÍS).
CULLS announces newly appointed associate deans
The College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) announces the appointment of two distinguished individuals to the positions of Associate Deans for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences. CULLS conducted an internal search for these positions and these appointments mark a significant step forward in the college’s commitment to excellence in education, research, and academic support.
Women's Resource Center recruits for Victim Advocacy Corps
UNM students have the chance to play a pivotal role in the Albuquerque community through service to victims of crime. UNM partnered with the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) to launch a new Victim Advocacy Corps (VAC) in Spring 2023, and now that first-of-its-kind corps is recruiting.
Workshops for Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award
The University Libraries hosts two online workshops on Jan. 31 and Feb. 6 to help students interested in submitting research projects for the Jim and Mary Lois Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award, due on Feb. 12, 2024.
2024 Jeff Harnar Awards now accepting submissions
The Jeff Harnar Awards for Architecture are now accepting submissions for the 2024 awards cycle. Garrett Thornburg created the Jeff Harnar Awards program in 2007 to honor the memory of architect Jeff Harnar, known for his groundbreaking designs in contemporary architecture in New Mexico. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 11, 2024.
Student Team Research Concept Competition empowers creativity, celebrates achievement
Students are being sought for the annual Team Research Concept Competition at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference at The University of New Mexico on April 12. Student colleagues will develop research concepts to share during the conference.
NMiF talks with governor on 2024 legislative session & APD corruption update
This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham about the ongoing legislative session and asks how her favored bills are faring in the Roundhouse. NMIF then turns attention to a high-profile pretrial detention bill that died before reaching a full Senate or House vote. Lujan Grisham tells NMIF us that some version of the bill might find life again during this year's session. Additionally, NMIF breaks down support and opposition for the bill with District Attorney Sam Bregman and State Sen. Peter Wirth. NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 4 at 7 a.m., and streaming on the PBS video app.
