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November 20, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNM Alumni Association Research Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the UNM Alumni Association's Research Award. The award recognizes outstanding research being conducted at the University of New Mexico. The recipient is currently conducting research full-time in any school or college of the University.

Nominations are due December 8

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IN THE NEWS

FROM THE UNM NEWSROOM

New Human Biology undergrad concentration offered by Anthropology department

University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy students contribute to building telescopes for new LWA station

ASSURE application deadline Dec. 1

Linguistics professor publishes first-ever dictionary of rare language

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Seasonal changes in diet, immune function, and oxidative stress in three passerines inhabiting a Mediterranean climate

Co-Author: Seth D. Newsome, PhD

Department: Biology

Publisher: Oecologia

Breast cancer screening attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of Zuni Pueblo women: identifying cornerstones for building effective mammogram screening intervention programs

Lead Author: Kate Cartwright, PhD

Co-Author: Nicholas Edwardson, PhD

Department: School of Public Administration

Publisher: Cancer Causes & Control

Feminist decoloniality as care in higher education

Lead Author: Assata Zerai, PhD

Co-Author: Mariann Skahan, PhD Student

Department: Sociology, Anthropology

Publisher: Agenda

Wiidookaage’Win: A Community-Based Qualitative Approach to Developing a Facebook Group Intervention for Native Women to Support Recovery From Opioid Use

Co-Author: Kamilla Venner, PhD

Department: Psychology, CASAA

Publisher: American Journal of Health Promotion

Predictors of mental health outcomes of three refugee groups in an advocacy-based intervention: A precision medicine perspective.

Lead Author: Meredith A. Blackwell, PhD Student

Co-Authors: Jessica R. Goodkind, PhD and Elizabeth A. Yeater, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publisher: Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Megan Cole

PhD Student

Department of Anthropology

Congratulations to Evolutionary Anthropology PhD student, Megan Cole, who was awarded a student prize at the Southwest Association of Biological Anthropologists meeting in Arizona. She won the award for her talk on trait variation in cortisol among wild chimpanzees. Megan is also an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, and a graduate student researcher with the Kibale Chimpanzee Project. Her dissertation focuses on individual differences in stress physiology and social tolerance in wild chimpanzees.

RESOURCES

& FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FOR STUDENTS

Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) – Spring 2024 - Due December 1

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

Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network Opportunities

Internships and fellowships with DoD through ORISE

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

Technology Enhancement Fund (TEF) - due December 4

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

Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions - Now accepting applications

LIMITED COMPETITIONS

Army Research Laboratory: HBCU/MI Early Career Program (ECP) under DEVCOM-Special Announcement - Statement of interest due November 27

NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence - Statement of interest due December 1

Albuquerque Community Foundation Grant Program - Statement of interest due December 6

Hearst Foundations - Statement of interest due December 6

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.

UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

WeR1: Investing in Faculty Success

Faculty Scholarship Time (FaST) – Fall 2024 - due December 8

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference

December 4 - 7

ASPIREational Talk and Social Hour

Dec. 5

4 - 5 PM

Draft & Table

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