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Recent News About University of New Mexico
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Madura Pathirage, an assistant professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM), has received the 2024 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award.
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The University of New Mexico’s Southwest Environmental Finance Center will receive $6.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for training and technical assistance to small drinking water and wastewater systems serving mostly small communities throughout the United States and its territories.
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Aliza Organick, a professor at The University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law, has been appointed director of the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program, effective June 1. Dean Camille Carey expressed confidence in Organick's leadership abilities, stating, "Professor Organick brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, leadership, and grace to the position. I have the utmost confidence that Professor Organick will do an amazing job leading this important program and ensuring its future success."
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The Department of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico-Taos and the New Mexico Higher Education Department will present the UNM-Taos Printmaking Exhibition, featuring 24 artists who have studied under Associate Professor Gary Cook. According to UNM-Taos, they are the first higher education institution to display student art and host a showing at the state department.
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Charles B. Fleddermann, who joined The University of New Mexico School of Engineering in the fall of 1985, has announced his retirement from UNM, effective July 1, 2024.
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New research from The University of New Mexico’s Cradle to Career Policy Institute (CCPI) indicates that while child care subsidies are making care more affordable, some families still face challenges in finding suitable child care.
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Long-time University of New Mexico (UNM) employee Cheryl Wallace, who most recently served as the director for the Student Union Building (SUB), is set to retire on June 30. Reflecting on her nearly three-decade career at UNM, Wallace quoted Abraham Lincoln: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” She plans to spend her retirement finishing her dream house in New Mexico's East Mountains and spending more time with family.
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The UNM Anderson School of Management’s Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship hosted a pitch competition on June 6 in Santa Fe, marking the conclusion of its inaugural cohort of the entrepreneur-focused Accelerator Program.
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The University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies (UNM-GPS) has launched two new dashboards aimed at examining data on crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists. Although pedestrians are involved in only about 2% of traffic crashes in New Mexico, they account for 20% of all crash-related fatalities.
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Researchers from The University of New Mexico's Hand and Machine Lab in the Department of Computer Science recently participated in the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI) held in Hawaii. At this significant annual event, the team presented research papers, organized a workshop, and demonstrated their 3D printing technology.
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Tara Drake, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at The University of New Mexico, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The award is NSF’s most prestigious recognition for early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in their respective fields.
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The Political Science Honors Program at The University of New Mexico provides undergraduate students with an introduction to graduate-level research and the opportunity to write a senior thesis under faculty mentorship. Associate Professor Jessica Feezell, who directs the program, described it as a three-semester sequence where students engage in original research, gain data analysis skills, take a graduate-level seminar, and complete a senior thesis.
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The University of New Mexico-Valencia campus has announced the receipt of a new grant, which they describe as ‘revolutionary’ for their humanities curriculum. The grant, awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is titled ‘Centering Humanities Curriculum around Cultural Relevance at a Small, Rural, Hispanic-Serving Institution.’
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A nearly $5 million project is underway at UNM-Taos to bring an astronomical experience to northern New Mexico. The University states that the largest public-use telescope in the southwest will soon be housed on campus at the Cielo Centro Observatory.
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The University of New Mexico (UNM) has achieved the No. 61 position on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023, as published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This annual ranking highlights and celebrates U.S. universities that significantly contribute to innovation and invention.
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The College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico recently recognized five graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards for achieving outstanding success and making significant contributions to their fields. These alumni have demonstrated excellence, creativity, and innovation in areas such as visual arts, performing arts, music, design, or other artistic disciplines.
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A University of New Mexico graduate student is looking ahead after winning a prestigious national fellowship. David Vargas, a UNM Ph.D. student in applied mathematics, was named the recipient of Sandia National Laboratories' John von Neumann Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Science.
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The number of older New Mexicans will continue to increase in the coming decades while total population change will remain flat. Stability will be due in large part to international migration, which will offset declining births and increasing deaths, according to updated population projections by demographers from the University of New Mexico Geospatial & Population Studies (UNM-GPS), which functions as the State Demographers Office.
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The search committee for the position of director for American Indian Student Services has announced three finalists who will each participate in open forums next week. UNM students, faculty, and staff are invited and encouraged to attend these candidate forums. The forums provide an opportunity to learn about each candidate’s experience and engage in dialogue regarding their interest in the position.
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Dimitri Kittrell, a first-year student at the University of New Mexico (UNM), is set to participate in the Research for Inclusivity and Driving Equity Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RIDE REU) program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst this summer. Kittrell, who recently completed his freshman year in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, will join other students in community-engaged research aimed at improving transportation for underserved communities.