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Announcements from the Office of Research

February 21, 2022

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Congratulations to the following on

new awards received between

February 14 - February 18, 2022

Lead PI: Diana Northup, PhD

Department of Biology

Impacts of high magnitude wildfire on volcanic (lava) cave water chemistry, nutrient transport, activity and diversity of cave microbiome

Funder: University of Texas at San Antonio

Award: $33,250



Lead PI: Frances Hayashida, PhD

Department of Anthropology

Site Organization as a Means of Architectural Communication at the Inka-Local Center of Turi, northern Chile

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: $18,192

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Amino Acid δ13C fingerprints of nearshore marine autotrophs are consistent across broad spatiotemporal scales: an intercontinental isotopic dataset and likely biochemical drivers

Lead author: Emma A. Elliot Smith, PhD

Co-author: Seth D. Newsome, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Functional Ecology


Keeping your cool: thermoregulatory performance and plasticity in desert cricetid rodents

Lead author: Richard W. Ramirez, PhD Candidate

Co-author: Blair O. Wolf, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Journal of Experimental Biology


Disturbance to biocrusts decreased cyanobacteria, N-fixer abundance, and grass leaf N but increased fungal abundance

Co-authors: Jennifer A. Rudgers, PhD; Michael Mann, PhD Candidate; Vanessa Moreira Camara Fernandes, PhD; Eva Stricker, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Ecology



SuFExable NH-Pyrazoles via 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of Diazo Compounds with Bromoethenylsulfonyl Fluoride

Lead author: Pavel Yamanushkin, PhD

Co-authors: Kemal Kaya, PhD; Mark Aldren M. Feliciano, PhD Candidate; Brian Gold, PhD

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Publication: The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Seaming Sisterhood/Seaming Seams: South Asian Muslim Women in London-- Community among Precarity

Author: Feroza Jussawalla, PhD

Department: English Language and Literature

Publication: Women's Studies



Basic Needs Insecurities Are Associated with Anxiety, Depression, and Poor Health Among University Students in the State of New Mexico

Co-Author: Marygold Walsh-Dilley, PhD

Department: Geography and Environmental Studies

Publication: Journal of Community Health


Battling the Hydra: the disparate impact of voter ID requirements in North Dakota

Co-Author: Gabriel R. Sanchez, PhD

Department: Political Science

Publication: Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics



A scoping review of cultural adaptations of substance use disorder treatments across Latinx communities: Guidance for future research and practice

Lead author: Kamilla L. Venner, PhD

Co-authors: Alexandra Hernandez-Vallant, PhD Candidate and Jalene L​. Herron, PhD Candidate

Department: Psychology

Publication: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment


Pediatric Cancer Survivorship: Impact Upon Hair Cortisol Concentration and Family Functioning

Lead author: Sarah J. Erickson, PhD

Co-author: Nicole Kubinec, PhD Candidate

Department: Psychology

Publication: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings



Do psychopathic traits vary with age among women? A cross-sectional investigation

Co-authors: Bethany G. Edwards, PhD Candidate and Kent A. Kiehl, PhD

Department: Psychology

Publication: The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

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The most recent issue of the Journal of Quaternary Science (vol 37 Issue 2)  was co-edited by UNM Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Milena Carvalho, PhD, and features the following articles by Department of Anthropology faculty:




Peninsular southern Europe refugia during the Middle Palaeolithic: an introduction

Co-Author: Milena Carvalho, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Journal of Quaternary Science




Neanderthal palaeoecology in the late Middle Palaeolithic of western Iberia: a stable isotope analysis of ungulate teeth from Lapa do Picareiro (Portugal)

Lead Author: Milena Carvalho, PhD

Co-Author: Emily Lena Jones, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Journal of Quaternary Science



What is a refugium? Questions for the Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition in peninsular southern Europe

Author: Emily Lena Jones, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Journal of Quaternary Science



Neanderthal last stand? Thoughts on Iberian refugia in late

Author: Lawrence Guy Straus, PhD

Department: Anthropology

Publication: Journal of Quaternary Science

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Rethinking the Inka

Frances M. Hayashida, PhD

Professor, Department of Anthropology

Director, Latin American & Iberian Institute

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UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS


Provost's Professional Conference Support Program - various deadlines throughout Spring 2022


Globally-Engaged Research Awards CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - due March 4, 2022


WeR1: Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PERC) Spring 2022 - due March 11, 2022


Diversity and Distinction Awards - March 15, 2022


Expanding Course-Based Research Experiences (ECURE) Faculty Fellowship - due March 25, 2022


2022-2023 Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral & Visiting Scholars Program - due April 4, 2022


ADVANCE: Faculty Professional Development Assistance - during Spring 2022




FOR STUDENTS


Paid Internship and Fellowship Opportunities with the Department of Defense - apply now


Lane Scholarship - due February 24, 2022


Graduate Studies Summer Dissertation Award - due March 11, 2022


LAII Field Research Grant - due March 11, 2022


The Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience at the Center for High Technology Materials (QU-REACH) - due March 11, 2022


Fulbright Scholarship U.S. Student Program - UNM Deadline: September 6, 2022

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES


Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Postdoctoral Research Program


National Medal of Science - Call for Nominations - open February 7 - May 20, 2022


Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program - applications due February 28, 2022


Universities Research Association's (URA) Visiting Scholars Program - due February 28, 2022


U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2022 HSI Fellowships - applications due March 2, 2022


NM Space Grant Fall 2022 - Spring 2023 Scholarships and Fellowships - due April 11, 2022


U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Funding Opportunities - multiple opportunities through September 30, 2022


NSF Small Business Innovation Research Phase II (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase II (SBIR/STTR Phase II) - various submission windows through October 26, 2022


Dear Colleague Letter: High School Student Research Assistantships (MPS-High) Funding to Broaden Participation in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences





LIMITED COMPETITIONS


Graham Foundation Grants to Organizations - stage one due February 25, 2022, with subsequent deadlines


NSF Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community (CTGC), NSF 22-562 - letters of inquiry due March 14 with full proposals due May 2, 2022


EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows program - due April 12, 2022



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REGISTRATION OPENS

MARCH 14, 2022




PRESENTED BY

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A Call for Presenters is now open for the following sessions:


  • Public Impact Research Presentations
  • Public Impact Research Projects
  • Researchers Panel
  • Convergence on Tap: Campus Convergence

 

 

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Know a special alumna/us who would be interested in sharing their experiences working with teams?


A Call for Presenters is also open for our fellow Lobos:

 

Convergence on Tap: Alumni Team-Based Research Experiences

 

Click here for more information to forward to your alumni


SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Team Research Concept competitions are also now accepting submissions

 

Click here for more info and to apply


SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE MARCH 1, 2022


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Congratulations to Associate Provost for Student Success and Professor of French, Pamela Cheek, for receiving the 2022 Lauren Shannon Prize for her book Heroines and Local Girls: The Transnational Emergence of Women’s Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century. The Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies is an annual award of $10,000 to the author of a book in European Studies that best inspires new ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole.

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Pamela Cheek, PhD

Associate Provost for Student Success & Professor of French

Department of Languages, Cultures & Literatures



To nominate A&S research faculty, staff, or students for a future Highlight, please send an e-mail to ResearchWins@unm.edu



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Science Behind the Scenery Webinar Series

- Tuesdays from February 15 - March 15, 2022


Water Resources Program Seminar - February 18, 2022


LI Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture - February 24, 2022


ECURE Faculty Fellowship Information Sessions

February 28 at 4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 2 at 9:00 AM

Tuesday, March 22 at 11:00 AM

Save the Date: UNM Research Town Hall with VPR Fisher - March 1, 2022



Show Me the Money - March 4, 2022



Fulbright Scholarship U.S. Student Program Group Presentation Session

- March 21, 2022



CTSC Health Hackathon - March 25 - 27, 2022



Quantum New Mexico Symposium

- March 31 - April 1, 2022



Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) - April 7, 2022



Team Research Symposium - April 19 - 21, 2022

PUNNY STORY


Have a Punny Story to share? Please send it to ResearchWins@unm.edu if you'd like us to include it in a future Research Report.



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