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October 23, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS

The following individuals have been selected to receive the College's Writing Subvention and Travel Support funds for the fall semester. Applications for the spring will open on February 15, 2024.

WRITING SUBVENTION

Mubarak Hussain Syed

The RNA-binding protein Imp specifies olfactory navigation circuitry and behavior in Drosophila

Biology

Award Amount: $3,000

Mary Quinn

Sense and Spectacle in the Age of Philip IV: Performing Empire in Word, Music, and Image

Spanish & Portuguese

Award Amount: $2,500

Susana Martinez Guillem

Malas Lenguas book proposal

Communication & Journalism

Award Amount: $3,000

Eli Wilson

Handcrafted Careers book manuscript development

Sociology & Criminology

Award Amount: $3,000

TRAVEL SUPPORT

Heather Sweetser

Languages, Cultures & Literatures

Award Amount: $1,282.01

Peng Yu

Languages, Cultures & Literatures

Award Amount: $1,522

Xi Gong

Geography & Environmental Studies

Award Amount: $2,000

Jessica Feezell

Political Science

Award Amount: $922.77

Melina Vizcaino-Aleman

English Language & Literature

Award Amount: $1,041.50

Yangsun Hong

Communication & Journalism

Award Amount: $1,000

Cathy Binger

Speech & Hearing Sciences

Award Amount: $1,987

Kun Huang

School of Public Administration

Award Amount: $600

Belinda Deneen Wallace

English Language & Literature

Award Amount: $2,000

Tiffany Florvil

History

Award Amount: $1,200

Yan Lin

Geography & Environmental Studies

Award Amount: $2,000

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Annual Community-Engaged Research Lectureship Award

The Faculty Senate Research Policy Committee (RPC) seeks nominations of faculty from all colleges at UNM for the Annual Community-Engaged Research Lectureship Award (CERL). The CERL is one of the highest honors that UNM can bestow upon a faculty member in recognition of exemplary community-engaged research and community-engaged creative works.

Nominations are due November 17.

For more information on nominations, click here

IN THE NEWS

FROM THE UNM NEWSROOM

UNM’s Institute for Medieval Studies hosts Medieval Times Faire 2023

Every letter counts: new research on New Mexican Spanish pronunciation

UNM student recognized by DOE's Science Graduate Student Research Program

Communication & Journalism powerhouse named Statehouse Faculty Champion

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Pressurizing magma within heterogeneous crust: a case1study at the Socorro Magma Body, New Mexico, USA

Lead Author: Grant A. Block

Co-Author: Mousumi Roy, PhD

Department: Physics & Astronomy

Publisher: Geophysical Research Letters

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Collin Brandl

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences

Congratulations to Collin Brandl who recently published a study that was selected for a feature as an Editor’s Highlight in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. Fewer than 2% of papers are selected for this honor. A summary of the article and its significance can be found here, and the original article can be found here.

RESOURCES

& FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FOR STUDENTS

Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network Opportunities

Internships and fellowships with DoD through ORISE

Spring/Spring Intersession 2024

UNM Study-Abroad Program at Schloss Dyck, Germany - Proposals due October 30

Museum Research Traineeship Graduate program - Apply for fall 2024, departmental deadlines

UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

WeR1: Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PERC) - Proposals due October 27

Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies - Apply by November 1

LIMITED COMPETITIONS

REVIEWERS NEEDED

The Faculty Research Development Office (FRDO) is always recruiting volunteers to join their pool of prospective reviewers for limited competitions. If you are interested, the sign-up form can be accessed here.

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

The New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (NM AMP) - Various deadlines

ACCESS THIS WEEK'S PIVOT SEARCH HERE

ACCESS THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE HERE

UPCOMING

EVENTS

ASPIREational Talk and Social Hour

Oct. 24, Nov. 14, Dec. 5

4 - 5 PM

Draft & Table

UNM SUB

URinspiration Symposium 2023

October 25

9 AM - 3 PM

Anthropology Colloquia Series

October 25

4 PM

Hibben 105

New Mexico Research Symposium

November 4

8 - 4 PM

UNM SUB

Horn to Horn: The LA Drivers Union Por Por Group Meet the Texas Horns

November 3

7:30 PM

Outpost Performance Space

OMI Data & Social Science Research Brainstorming Workshop

November 9

9 - 11 AM

Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science building (PAÍS)

Rooms 1005 and 1010

Research & Discovery Week

November 4 - 11

Click here for information

Shared Knowledge Conference

Thursday, November 9

A UNM graduate student showcase

View Upcoming Rainforest Innovations Events Here

View upcoming ADVANCE at UNM events here

To submit your events for listing on the College's website,

CLICK HERE

PUNNY STORY

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ResearchWins@unm.edu

if you'd like us to include it in a future Research Report.

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