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Recent News About University of New Mexico
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Two students in the University of New Mexico's Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded the 2024-2025 New Mexico Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
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Lauren Humble, who graduated from The University of New Mexico in 2016 with a Bachelor of Music Education with a vocal emphasis, has successfully completed an intensive three-year program at the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen in Bad Nenndorf, Germany. She now bears the title staatlich geprüfte Atem-, Sprech- und Stimmlehrerin (state-certified breath, speech, and voice teacher and therapist) utilizing the Schlaffhorst-Andersen method of breath, voice, and body work.
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The Office of the CIO has issued a warning regarding an increase in email-based threats affecting members of the University of New Mexico (UNM) campus community. These threats often involve finance-related keywords in subject lines, such as 'Invoice' and 'Payment,' and may include links to shared files.
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Four students from The University of New Mexico-Gallup had the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research in their microbiology class and present their findings at the annual UNM Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC). Arleth Arreguin, Jordan Belmont, Chalanie Davis, and Angelina Romero participated in the 2024 UROC in Albuquerque. The conference is designed for undergraduates to showcase their research, explain their ideas, and display their contributions to their respective fields.
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The Cretaceous period concluded dramatically 66 million years ago when an asteroid over six miles wide collided with Earth near the Yucatan Peninsula. This event triggered significant environmental changes across land, sea, and atmospheric habitats, leading to the extinction of dinosaurs and other notable fossil groups such as ammonite mollusks.
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Christian Slough joined UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNMRI) as an Innovation Intern during his last semester at The University of New Mexico, where he was completing his Master of Business Administration. As an Innovation Intern, he conducted in-depth prior art searches and market analyses and identified potential commercial partners for local technology startups. Additionally, he drafted non-confidential summaries to position university technologies for external licensing and partnerships.
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University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy graduate student Josef Sorenson has been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. This recognition will allow him to pursue his Ph.D. next year at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) with his proposal, “Co-design of sensors and electronics for 4D trackers.” The project involves experiments with readout electronics on sensors for the ATLAS experiment, which measures high-energy proton collisions.
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, the program assesses New Mexico's media ecosystem in celebration of Independence Day. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland engages with three individuals working to enhance the financial stability of local news organizations.
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs designees, including Elevate Quantum (EQ), the lead agency of a Colorado-New Mexico-based collaboration focused on quantum information technology (QIT).
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Research by a University of New Mexico professor that traced Catholic priests who abused Native American children and teenagers was recently cited in an article in the Washington Post. Investigative reporters at the Post used the research data to find additional abusers.
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Every day, faculty at The University of New Mexico (UNM) work to uncover the next technological frontier and expand our knowledge about the world. The research conducted at UNM has led to the creation of new inventions that have been licensed by companies for use globally.
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Navigating The University of New Mexico's (UNM) campus has become more accessible with the launch of an online, interactive campus map. This tool aims to modernize and streamline campus experiences for students, staff, faculty, and visitors. The map covers UNM’s Albuquerque Campuses and is accessible online through mobile and desktop computers.
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Three University of New Mexico employees will attend and present at a national conference this fall. Shannon Saavedra, Catherine Young, and JJ Conn, all UNM Academic Advisors, were selected separately to present during the National Academic Advising Association's 2024 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., this October.
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Nick Ferenchak, an assistant professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering at The University of New Mexico, has developed a technology to track loud vehicles. He is also the president of Not-A-Loud, a local company specializing in noise cameras.
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UNM Health Sciences has announced the introduction of a new chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR-T) at the UNM Cancer Center. This treatment targets and combats lymphomas, myelomas, and leukemias that have proven resistant to conventional therapies.
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The nation’s first-ever Student-Led Constitutional Convention, hosted by Arizona State University’s Center for Constitutional Design, saw participation from 110 student delegates selected from over 70 universities and colleges. Among these delegates were four students from The University of New Mexico (UNM): Alexsia Minetos, Gareth Ripol, Edward Spalione, and Nectaria Kurth. UNM's Professor Lawrence Jones, who teaches Constitutional Law, was also part of the mentoring faculty committee.
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Dennis-Ray Armijo has been appointed as the new director of the Student Union Building (SUB) at The University of New Mexico, following a competitive nationwide search. He will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding Cheryl Wallace, who is retiring.
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A University of New Mexico student’s artwork will be featured this summer at a historic centennial celebration. Jessica Knox, a senior at UNM pursuing a bachelor’s in history and political science, will have her work showcased before and during the 100th Burning of Zozobra in Santa Fe this August.
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Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, is one of 10 neuroscientists selected by The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience board of directors to receive the 2024 McKnight Scholar Award.
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Margaret Jane Slaughter, Professor Emerita at The University of New Mexico (UNM), passed away on June 4 at the age of 82. A prominent figure in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Slaughter was recognized for her scholarship on women in the Italian Resistance and her contributions to the Department of History at UNM.