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Eleven University of New Mexico faculty members have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the New Mexico Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program, a grant initiative supporting assistant and associate professors...

Funding from the UNM Women in STEM Awards has helped researchers across campus with a variety of novel projects, including the development of software to 3-D print with adobe material, documenting the links between microplastics and respiratory distress,...

The 15-page grant proposal for the ADVANCE at UNM program had all the usual application elements: goals, a budget, a timeline, a team of Co-PIs. The proposal, written in 2015 to the National Science Foundation, also had something novel: a communication...

Faculty across campus who have been supported by ADVANCE at UNM say they are thankful for the program’s help in getting promoted, accessing research funding opportunities and staying at UNM.

In the spring of 2025, it was clear across academia that President Donald Trump’s election meant big changes in grant funding and research across the board. Executive orders set new and confusing rules that changed the direction of federal agencies that...

As the full impact of the March 2020 orders from government officials to close the doors on life as we knew it were sinking in, ADVANCE team leaders started to get the sense they were facing more “what if” moments.

UNM Sociology and Criminology Distinguished Professor Lisa Broidy has been named as the next director of ADVANCE at UNM, effective July 1. Broidy will be the second director of the program, which is celebrating 10 years on campus this year. ADVANCE...

The last faculty Lightning Lounge of the semester will be held 3:30-4:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Honors College Forum. No registration is required.

Advance at the University of New Mexico, in partnership with the Faculty Research Development Office, is offering a variety of workshops open to all faculty. 

ADVANCE at UNM and the Faculty Research Development Office (FRDO) are working together to provide workshops, resources, and information to faculty to help navigate changing research rules and policies.