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In April of 2021, the Interdisciplinary Science Cooperative took the chance to design and execute the first Team Research Symposium in partnership with UNM’s Grand Challenges, which was dedicated to sharing best practices in team research and highlighting some of the outstanding projects our faculty, staff, and students are leading. Creating community in the middle of a pandemic was ambitious at best, but something about this event resonated with our campus community and thanks to the wonders of video conferencing we had the opportunity to connect with 200 of our colleagues from across campus – and the world – over the course of three days.
Since then, this event has only grown. This year, it has been streamlined significantly and combined with Grand Challenges Day to bring attention to the difference our collaborations are making to New Mexico. I hope you will join us on Thursday, September 14 for this special one-day celebration of our team research community. Registration is open now and you can find the full schedule of events here. There are a number of events for students as well and I hope that you will encourage them to join us and learn how team research experiences will benefit their educational goals.
My congratulations go out to the three teams selected to advance to Level 2 of the Grand Challenges program. All three of them have representation from the College. Xi Gong, assistant professor of Geography & Environmental Sciences is a member of the new Level 2 Child Health team; Gabriel Sanchez, professor of Political Science and executive director of the Center for Social Policy is a member of the Just Transition to Green Energy team; and Charles Shearer, research professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences is a member of the Sustainable Space Research team.
Finally, I also want to remind you that applications are being accepted now through September 15 for the College’s Writing Subvention and Travel Support programs. More information, including the links to apply, is here.
Until next month,
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