Community-based Research Initiative 2024-2025 Call for Proposals

The UNM Center for Regional Studies (CRS) in partnership with the College of Arts & Sciences

(A &S) announces its Community-based Research Initiative. This initiative is to financially support

two community-based research project during FY25. The CRS and A & S partnership will provide

up to $30,000 for the fiscal year. CRS invites project proposals from UNM faculty.

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Proposals are due May 3

2024 Women in STEM Award Call for Nominations

The awards, now in their ninth year at UNM, range from $3,000 to $15,000, and three types of grants will be given. The categories include travel awards to foster collaborations, seed awards to stimulate research projects that will lead to additional external funding, and workshop awards designed to generate innovative research ideas and collaborations.

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Proposals are due May 14

Safety Spotlight

The OVPR and UNM Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) have partnered to help researchers obtain specialized personal protective equipment (PPE) required for specific types of activities. Within the last year, EHS has purchased special-request PPE such as:

·      High-quality eye protection (e.g., custom laser eyewear)

·      Cut-proof gloves

·      Flame-resistant lab coats

If you or your lab/studio needs specialized PPE for specific types of research activities, EHS has set up a “Request for Supplies” form here. You can also send a request to chemsafety-L@list.unm.edu to discuss your needs.

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FROM THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

• Goldman Sachs Gives Public Service in Health Care award established with $500,000 endowment

Archaeology on the Threshold: Studies in the Processes of Change

Co-editors:

Robert K. Hitchcock, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Department of Anthropology

Matthew Schmader, Ph.D.

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor

Department of Anthropology

Publisher:

University Press of Florida

Anna M. Nogar, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Professor

Department of Spanish & Portuguese

Congratulations to Professor Anna M. Nogar, who has been offered a US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH) Mellon Grant-in-Aid for her project “Aurora Lucero-White Lea (1893-1963), 20th-Century Pan- Americanism, and Indo-Hispano Folklore.” With the support of this grant, Dr. Nogar will create digital resources relating to her book project on Aurora Lucero, a little-studied early 20th century New Mexican folklorist, bilingual educator and author. 

2023 Impact Report