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While the weather is doing all that it can to remind us that Summer is here, August is quickly approaching and with that, there is a lot to look forward to for the coming academic year. Most notably is the arrival of the College’s new Dean, Jennifer Malat, on August 21st. With her extensive leadership in community-engaged research and interdisciplinary approaches to inclusive education I am excited to welcome her and have no doubt that she will be an excellent addition to our community. I'd also like to extend a warm thank you to Janie Chermak for serving as our interim dean since March.
Many researchers are using the summer field season to interview respondents, collect samples or travel to primary sources, but many in the college are making an impact right here on campus by hosting students, community members, and scholars from throughout the world. For the third year in a row, the Center for Stable Isotopes held their internationally-renowned short course, IsoCamp which welcomed 50 students from 15 countries. The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, in partnership with the New Mexico Public Education department, also just completed their third year of the Research Opportunities for Science Educators (ROSE) program. Thanks to their leadership, 22 middle and high school science educators throughout New Mexico were able to participate in an immersive research experience that will have significant ripple effects for their students and our state.
Last year, 17 College of Arts & Sciences faculty were able to benefit from the OVPR’s Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) Program. Of those, eight have already submitted proposals to federal funding agencies and two of those proposals have been awarded. This year, another 13 A&S faculty will have the opportunity to develop their research concepts and proposals for funding opportunities from federal agencies and major foundations. I look forward to seeing what all of them are able to accomplish over this next year and extend my congratulations to the following:
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