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Monday on the Street: On-campus taproom
Matthew Reisen | August 29What do you think about the idea for an on-campus taproom?
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M*A*S*H actor helps scientists communicate
Fin Martinez | August 29Last week the UNM Health Sciences Center hosted famed actor Alan Alda, who presented on a new partnership between Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and the HSC.
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UPDATED: Athletics Dept. overspends by $1.5 million, considering possible changes to cut costs
Cathy Cook | August 29UNM Athletics is deeper in the red after overspending by a little over $1.5 million last year, according to Andrew Cullen of the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis and Athletics Director Paul Krebs. That brings the Athletics Department's cumulative budget deficit to $4.3 million.
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UPDATED: Anderson to partner up with Beijing Institute of Technology
Sarah Trujillo | August 29Through an enlightening trip to China taken by UNM President Bob Frank and other UNM officials last year, the Anderson School of Management will be partnering with the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai (BITZH) to increase the influx of international students on campus. The partnership aims to bring in Chinese students to Albuquerque to study business at Anderson.
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Petition for campus taproom has high "hops"
Jonathan Natvig | August 29UNM is a dry campus, but some students are looking to change that, while also opening an avenue for intersectional education in other fields of study. Senior chemistry and psychology major Gus Pedrotty is leading an effort with students, faculty and staff to establish an on-campus taproom, via a petition on Change.org.
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Q&A: Alan Alda
Fin Martinez | August 29Famed M*A*S*H actor Alan Alda recently spoke at UNM’s Health Sciences Center to discuss the purpose of his institute, The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, which aims to make medical and scientific explanations easier for the public to understand. The Daily Lobo caught up with Alda after his presentation at the Domenici Center and discussed his plans for the partnership between UNM’s HSC and his own organization.
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Brief: Program helps devoted students find education through travel
Matthew Reisen | August 26According to a UNM press release, the University sends students nationwide in a program formed around the interrelated ideas of scholarly research, faculty mentoring and community support networks.
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Brief: UNM begins extensive South Lot lighting additions
Matthew Reisen | August 26According to a UNM press release, a project to install new LED lighting in the UNM South Parking Lot will have students feeling much safer in the early morning and evening hours. The project is already underway and is scheduled for completion at the end of September.
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Brief: National Science Foundations funds research to better understand Alzheimer's and related diseases
Matthew Reisen | August 26According to a University press release, a researcher from UNM’s School of Engineering will serve as lead investigator on a three-year study, funded by the National Science Foundation, to examine links among some common and incurable neurodegenerative disorders.
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Long-running Honors Forum lectures a 'well-kept secret'
Cathy Cook | August 26A class that was started over 30 years ago by New Mexico author Tony Hillerman continues to bring local writers to UNM campus. This semester, the lineup includes poet Hakim Bellamy, Western writer Melody Groves and comedian Eddie Tafoya.
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PATS launches nighttime shuttle service
Sarah Trujillo | August 26UNM Parking and Transportation Services launched a brand new nighttime shuttle service route this past Monday, meeting the demand of many students who have enrolled in evening classes in recent semesters. The new route is a direct result of feedback from students parking on one end of campus who have to walk far to classes on the other side, according to Barbara Morck, director of PATS.
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New scholarship to provide food for Lobos
Gabriela Garcia-Huff | August 25The Associated Students of UNM, Chartwells and UNM Food Services have partnered to offer a new scholarship providing "Food 4 Lobos." The trio of organizations are collaborating to create two new, needs-based scholarships that will provide students with a full-year meal plan, allowing them to eat at La Posada and other locations on campus.
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ABQ, UNM making plans to ensure traffic runs smoothly during ART project
Nichole Harwood | August 25Construction for Albuquerque Rapid Transit is expected to begin in early September, and the city and UNM are making plans to ensure traffic runs smoothly during the project. Detailed plans are in place designed to keep one lane of traffic open in each direction during construction said, said ART Spokeswoman Joanie Griffin.
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UNM connection to Suzie Chavez controversy
Sara MacNeil | August 25On Tuesday the Party for Socialism and Liberation gathered at a county commissioners meeting demanding justice for Suzie Chavez, the prison inmate assaulted by officers at Albuquerque Metropolitan Detention Center last year.
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UNM Bookstore working to lower costs, appeal to students who opt to buy online
Cathy Cook | August 24The UNM Bookstore has actively worked to reduce textbook costs in recent year, the average price dropping from $88 to $69 per book, according to Bookstore Director Carrie Mitchell. The Bookstore’s business practices have undergone a number of changes to increase affordability for students, including where it purchases textbooks from.
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Construction on entertainment complex could begin as early as next year
Nikole Mckibben | August 24Planning and pre-development on a sports entertainment complex in the shadow of University Stadium is progressing, with construction expected to begin early next year on a project that is currently bigger than originally was expected.
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UNM looks to rebrand campus in direct, positive light
Sara MacNeil | August 24According to data gathered by UNM's marketing team, the average person has a shorter attention span than a goldfish. In line with that, the University's goal with branding is keeping the promotional message candy-coated but to the point.
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Children's Campus hosts third annual Early Childhood Seminar
Cathy Cook | August 23UNM’s Children’s Campus hosted its third annual Early Childhood Seminar last weekend. The child care center, which currently enrolls 300 children, closed Friday for the first day of the seminar. According to the center's website, the seminar brought in speakers Christy Isbell, a pediatric occupational therapist who’s talks focused on sensory integration techniques, and Gigi Schweikert, an early childhood expert whose talks focused on supporting and guiding behavior.
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Some UNM employees could see bigger paychecks for working overtime
Sara MacNeil | August 23UNM is to be in compliance with a new federal regulation that extends overtime pay to some of its employees. The new policy of the Fair Labors Standard Act will go into effect Dec. 1, potentially extending overtime pay to over four million workers nationally. Meanwhile, UNM is re-classifying some exempt and non-exempt employees and focusing on tracking employee hours. The current FLSA regulation is that employees earning $23,660 or less per year and performing certain job tasks were entitled to overtime pay.
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UNM professors react to local methane hot spot
Johnny Vizcaino | August 23A NASA-led study of a Four Corners methane “hot spot” has found that approximately half of the leaked methane emissions in the region are coming from just 10 percent of individual sources. The “hot spot” was detected by researchers in past observations from a European satellite, according to an official release from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This recent study has made it possible to quantify the magnitude of the overall emissions as well as the magnitudes of its sources.
