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April 10, 2023

 



NEW

AWARDS

 

Congratulations to the following on new awards received during the month of March

 

Lead PI: Russell D. Greaves

Anthropology

Archaeological Fence Construction Monitoring at Singing Arrow Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Funder: Reineke Construction

Award: $16,622


Lead PI: Heather J. Edgar

Anthropology

Research Infrastructure: Migrant Mortality Mapping Portal Project

Funder: Texas State University

Award: $70,476


Lead PI: Kelly B. Miller

Biology

RPEP@UNM Competing Renewal

Funder: National Institute of Health

Award: $394,880


Lead PI: Seth D. Newsome

Biology

Collaborative Research: ABI Development: IsoBank, A centralized repository for isotopic data

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $72,171


Lead PI: Matthew D. Hurteau

Biology

Co-development of geospatial data products to support treatment planning and monitoring in the upper Rio Grande watershed

Funder: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of the Land Management

Award: $360,188


Lead PI: Cristina D. Takacs

Biology

U-Rise at the University of New Mexico

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Award: $336,892


Lead PI: Dongchang Chen

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Unraveling a "hidden" yet, critical oxygen loss mechanism for Li-ion battery cathode materials

Funder: Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Award: $5000


Lead PI: Brian Gold

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Synthetic Peptides for Selective Metal Sequestration in Waste Treatment: Development of a High-Throughput Screening Platform

Funder: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC

Award: $269,912

Lead PI: Hua Guo

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Development of Validated Hypersonic Plasma Kinetics Models Including Atomic Excitation

Funder: University of Colorado Boulder

Award: $192,999


Lead PI: Dana Bell

Co-PI: Ruth A. Juarez

Cradle to Career Policy Institute

ECE Apprenticeship Program APRENDE Evaluation

Funder: Santa Fe Community College

Award: $10,000


Lead PI: Ruth A. Juarez

Co-PI: Dana Bell

Cradle to Career Policy Institute

ECE Apprenticeship Program APRENDE Evaluation

Funder: Santa Fe Community College

Award: $20,000


Lead PI: Ruth A. Juarez

Cradle to Career Policy Institute

Statewide Home Visiting Capacity Map Maintenance and Update

Funder: Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation

Award: $27,999


Lead PI: Jessica R. Goodkind

Sociology

COVID-19 Health Literacy Project

Funder: United Voices for Newcomer Rights

Award: $6,103


Lead PI: Wendy L. Hansen

Political Science

MIT Election Data

Funder: Florida State University

Award: $3,300


Lead PI: Hailey B. Heinz

Political Science

First Born Model Research Project

Funder: Santa Fe Community College

Award: $385,000



 
 



IN THE NEWS

 

FROM THE UNM NEWSROOM








FROM THE A&S OFFICE OF RESEARCH:




 

Would you like to connect with undergrads interested in research?


URAD can help!


The Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network is an initiative from the Provost’s office that supports undergraduates in securing research opportunities at UNM. We host workshops, advising and an abundance of online resources at urad.unm.edu to guide students through the process of gaining experience in research. We want to know about ANY research opportunities that you have for undergraduates to be involved in 


Contact us at urad@unm.edu.

 



ANNOUNCEMENTS

2023 Women in STEM Awards


Proposals due May 1st

Call for Student Posters: Center for Advanced Research Computing Annual User Meeting

April 14th


Submit here

Fostering Research Expansion in Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) Program


Virtual info session on April 13th at noon: Here


Applications due April 20th

Research & Discovery Week - Nov. 6 - 12, 2023


Pre-Registration Best Consideration Dates:

Featured Event - June 1

Research Showcase - June 1

Scheduled Event - September 1

 



NEW PUBLICATIONS

 

Early Dispersal of domestic horses into the Great Plains and northern Rockies

Co-Author: Victoria Monagle and Emily Lena Jones, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Science


Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions

Co-Author: Felisa A. Smith

Department: Biology

Publication: Nature Climate Change


Subsoil carbon loss

Co-Author: Robert L. Sinsabaugh, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Nature Geoscience


Active Site Structures of the Escherichia coliN-Hydroxylaminopurine Resistance Molybdoenzyme YcbX

Co-Authors: Jing Yang, Joshua Mengell, and Martin L. Kirk, PhD

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Publication: American Chemical Society


The value of research reports for how we conduct and draw conclusions from quantitative communication science

Author: David M. Keating, PhD

Department: Communications and Journalism

Publication: Communication Research Reports


Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychopathic Traits in Justice-Involved Adult Women

Co-Authors: Tessa Cappelle, Esther Kim, Bethany G. Edwards, and Kent A Kiehl, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: Journal of Personality Disorders

Is Mindfulness Associated with Safer Cannabis Use? A Latent Profile Analysis of Dispositional Mindfulness Among College Students Who Use Cannabis

Co-Authors: Hannah A. Carlon, Jennifer Earnest, and Margo C. Hurlocker, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: Mindfulness


The Associations of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration with Cannabis-Related Outcomes in a Multi-Site Sample of College Students

Co-Authors: Dylan K. Richards, PhD; Frank J. Schwebel, PhD; and Matthew R. Pearson, PhD

Department: Psychology, CASAA

Publication: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs


On preventing capture: Does greater salience cause greater suppression?

Co-Author: Eric Ruthruff, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics


Use of a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to test contingency management and an integrated behavioral economic and mindfulness intervention for buprenorphine-naloxone medication adherence for opioid use disorder

Co-Author: Katie Witkiewitz, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: Trials

 
 
 

FACULTY

HIGHLIGHT

Jason Scott Smith, PhD

Professor

History


Jason Scott Smith will deliver the annual Snead Wertheim Endowed Lecture on April 18th with his presentation titled "Infrastructure: A Keyword in Historical Studies." The Snead Wertheim Endowed Lectureship was established in 1987 by James and Georgia Snead and Jerry and Mary Carole Wertheim, all UNM Alumni. The lectureship rotates annually between the UNM Department of Anthropology and History and is awarded to a full-time, tenure-track faculty member for one academic year.

 
 



RESOURCES & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 
 

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES


Whitehall Foundation Research & Grants-in-Aids - LOIs due April 15th


The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards Program - Letters of Intent Due April 20th at 5:00 pm PT


American Philosophical Association (APA) Berry Fund - Applications due April 30th


The International Center for Responsible Gaming Seed Grant Program - Applications due May 1st


Wenner-Gren Foundation Post-PhD Research Grants - Applications due May 1st


SFARI Human Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Award - Nominations due May 4th


Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship - Applications due May 15th


Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology - Applications due May 23rd


Kenneth B. and Mamie P Clark Fund - Applications due June 15th


William T. Grant Scholars Program - Applications due July 5th


Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2024-25 - Q&A session on April 15th and 20th; Applications due September 15th




LIMITED COMPETITIONS


W.M Keck Foundation: Lightning Pitch and Networking Event - Presentation slides due April 21st

FOR STUDENTS


OVPR's Zancada Graduate Fellows - Applications due April 14th


Science for Health of Indigenous Populations (SHIP) - due May 1st


Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) - due May 5th


Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network Opportunities


Internships and fellowships with DoD through ORISE




UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS


Department of Defense, Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI), Special Notices for the creation of Centers of Excellence - SOIs due April 14th


Provost's Professional Conference Support Program - Submissions due April 17th


Community-Based Research Initiative - proposals due May 1st


Grand Challenges Level 2 - Application Deadline: May 1st

 
 

ACCESS THIS WEEK'S PIVOT SEARCH HERE


ACCESS THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE HERE

 
 
 



UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Early Career Lunch-and-Learn Series


February 3 - April 28

Fridays from 11 AM -12:30 PM


Registration required

Spring 2023 Workshops From Advance at UNM


Early Career Lunch and Learn series: Giving and Receiving Research-related Feedback


April 14

11 AM - 12:30 PM


Advance Workshop: Developing Your Individual Strategic Plan


April 14

1:30 - 3 PM

Brown Bag Lunch Meeting on Machine Learning for Image Analysis


April 11

12 - 1 PM

PAIS Co-op Room 2120

Rethinking Reies Lopez Tijerina in the Chicanx Movement

featuring Ramon A. Gutierrez


April 11

1 - 2 PM

ANTHO 162

Center for Advanced Research Computing Second Annual User Meeting


April 14

9 AM - 4 PM


Sub Santa Ana A & B

Register Here

6th Annual Northrop Distinguished Speaker

featuring Dr. Clara Deser


Friday, April 14

3 - 6PM

Northrop Hall Room 122

2023 NMT Inventors & Entrepreneurs Workshop


April 13 & 14


Joseph A Fidel Center

Socorro, NM


Register Here

Annual Snead Wertheim Endowed Lecture

featuring Jason Scott Smith


Tuesday, April 18

2:30 - 4 PM

History Department Common Room

Faculty Mediation Training


April 14-15 & 28-29

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM


Email Margaret Menache to enroll.

Qualtrics Day at UNM Tech Days 2023


Thursday, April 20

9:30 AM - 2 PM


Register Here



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