UNM to collaborate with Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District
UNM has partnered with Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District, a nationwide initiative formed to meet the urban sustainability standards set by the 2030 Challenge for Planning, according to a UNM press release.
Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District is a private sector-led effort utilizing collaboration, incentives, shared resources and public-private partnerships to promote the development of high-performance buildings and a healthier, livable city of the future, the statement said.
“Sustainability is a UNM value that has led to substantive changes in the way that our facilities operate, and the culture across campus,” UNM President Bob Frank said. “I am excited to promote UNM’s involvement with the ABQ Emerging 2030 District exploratory committee, as well as our commitment to reduce our existing properties’ environmental impact by 50 percent.”
Data to Knowledge Day encourages sharing ideas across disciplines
Data to Knowledge (D2K) Day will take place on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the third floor of the SUB.
This event is a great opportunity for students, faculty and researchers to meet and share ideas regarding data-enabled research and teaching across the humanities, social sciences, the arts, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, according to a UNM press release.
“I encourage those interested in these diverse fields and the creation of new knowledge to attend the free event,” Frank said.
UNM College of Education to increase number of effective teachers in schools
UNM College of Education has developed a new project, titled Supporting Transformation Action in Reciprocity Together, designed to increase the number of effective teachers in early childhood, elementary and secondary schools.
The number of effective teachers will be increased by providing rural, tribal and cultural field experiences and integrating coursework to support the development of cultural competency for students studying to become professional educators, according to a UNM press release.
“This collaboration is about forming a partnership with rural and tribal communities that involves the community and seeks ways to strengthen school, university and community partnerships,” said Vi Florez, professor and PNM Endowed Chair.
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The project, sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation through a one-year, $1 million grant, includes the formation of three Transformational Action Groups, or TAGS, which are comprised of COE faculty from across disciplines designed to transform teaching practices internally, the statement said.
Rural Health Nursing course welcomes students
UNM’s Massive Open Online Course, Rural Health Nursing, is ready to welcome students.
This course is focused on people interested in the problems that face healthcare providers when resources are scarce or culturally inappropriate, according to a UNM press release.
The course designers — Amy Levi, a professor at the UNM College of Nursing — and Van Roper, an assistant clinical professor at the UNM College of Nursing, are collaborating to teach the course, the statement said.
Agostini becomes new chief medical officer at UNM Hospital
Dr. Irene Agostini has been named chief medical officer of the UNM Hospital, according a Health Sciences Center press release.
Agostini, who is board certified in emergency medicine, will report to Dr. Michael Richards, executive physician-in-chief of the UNM Health System, and hospital CEO Steve McKernan, according to the statement.
Agostini will work closely with administrators and clinical service chiefs to develop medical policy, goals and operational directions for the hospital, which she will collaborate in implementing.
~ Compiled by Sayyed Shah
