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Five things to know about Wednesday's ASUNM meeting
David Lynch | October 23Things to know from the Associated Students of UNM's full senate meeting on Wednesday.
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Public Administration hires new faculty members
Sayyed Shah | October 23The UNM Public Administration department has announced strengthening of its faculty by hiring two new faculty members. According to a UNM press release, Kate Cartwright and Shuyang Peng, the two new faculty members, bring diverse educational backgrounds and exceptional credentials to the SPA, according to the press release.
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UNM HSC professor elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Sayyed Shah | October 23Arthur Kaufman, a UNMHSC professor and nationally known innovator in community medicine and medical education, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, according to a UNM HSC statement. Kaufman, who is also vice chancellor for community health at the UNM HSC and a distinguished professor of family and community medicine in the UNM School of Medicine, helped spearhead changes in medical training that have become the standard at medical schools worldwide, according to the press release.
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UNM professor discusses Arab Spring, its potential causes and effects
Fin Martinez | October 22On Wednesday, UNM Valencia mathematics professor Khaled Kassem gave a lecture on the Arab Spring series of revolutions in the Arab world, detailing causes of the uprisings, the results and possible solutions to the political problems in Arab countries. “(The Arab Spring) started somewhere in 2010, continued in many Arab countries, and in fact in some places it is still going on,” Kassem said.
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UNM law school looks forward to nationwide spike in applications
Sayyed Shah | October 22According to a Kaplan Test Prep 2015 survey, UNM was among the “largest sources of applicants in the entire country in 2014,” and the number of applicants to the law school is expected to increase this academic year.
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Grad students attack energy crisis with fuel cells
Matthew Reisen | October 22Graduate students at UNM are trying to fight the looming world energy crisis -- from the basement of the Farris Engineering Building. The research group, headed by Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Plamen Atanassov, is trying to make catalysts for alternative fuel cells.
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Interim dean no more at Anderson
David Lynch | October 21After serving as interim dean for the Anderson School of Management for over a year, Craig White has been appointed by University Provost Chaouki Abdallah to remain in the seat for the next three years in order to “continue the positive momentum of the School,” UNM announced Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Joseph Cecchi, who has over a decade of experience as dean of the School of Engineering at UNM, will continue in the position through June of 2017, according to a UNM press release.
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School of Engineering to continue with Cecchi at the helm
David Lynch | October 21Dr. Joseph Cecchi, who has over a decade of experience as dean of the School of Engineering at UNM, will continue in the position through June of 2017, according to a UNM press release. Provost Chaouki Abdallah, who is responsible for all academic personnel at the University, announced the move after consulting with faculty and staff at the school, according to the release. Cecchi served as dean from 2000-2009, and has been in the seat since February of 2014, according to the release. “(He) is the best choice to continue to lead the School of Engineering through the next couple of years, as we go through accreditation and the remodel of the Farris Engineering building,” Abdallah said in the release, citing his past experience as a large factor.
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Councilor-elect aims to boost tech economy
David Lynch | October 21The recent municipal elections that took place on Oct. 6 produced the next representative of District 6, which UNM’s main campus partially comprises: Pat Davis, a former UNMPD officer who will take office on Dec. 1.
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UNM student works to predict climate changes via stream flows
Denicia Aragon | October 20Mike Wallace, a UNM graduate student, is refining a new way to forecast stream flow levels with tremendous accuracy, according to a UNM release. The eighth annual Family Weekend at UNM, hosted by the office of Parent and Family Programs, will begin Friday, Nov. 6 and extend through Sunday, Nov. 8, according to a University statement. Don Swick, University facilities engineer with the Physical Plant Department, was recently awarded the 2015 Energy Engineer of the Year in Region IV by the Association of Energy Engineers, according to a UNM press release.
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UNM Family Weekend events scheduled
Denicia Aragon | October 20The eighth annual Family Weekend at UNM, hosted by the office of Parent and Family Programs, will begin Friday, Nov.
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SFRB to hold second forum on student fee funding requests
Sayyed Shah | October 20The UNM Student Fee Review Board is holding an open forum this week in the SUB Atrium, providing an opportunity for students to give feedback on the work of 31 different University bodies that have applied for student fee dollars for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The next and final phase of the forum will be held Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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PPD facilities engineer honored for work at UNM
Denicia Aragon | October 20Don Swick, University facilities engineer with the Physical Plant Department, was recently awarded the 2015 Energy Engineer of the Year in Region IV by the Association of Energy Engineers, according to a UNM press release.
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Female Ranger School graduates inspire talk on women in combat
Ryan Lotz | October 19Walking across campus with a backpack full of heavy textbooks can be exhausting after a long day of classes. An Indiana University study from 2013 found that college-aged women who reported back and shoulder pain had backpacks that, on average, weighed between 15 and 20 pounds. For the first female soldiers ever going through Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, however, walking around with a backpack weighing upwards of 50 pounds is just part of the daily grind.
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Monday on the Street, Oct. 18
Nathan Reynolds | October 19If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
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Anne Hillerman to attend Anaya lecture
Liam Cary-Eaves | October 19Southwest stories have always intrigued Rudolfo Anaya, which is why the famous writer’s annual lecture will feature fiction writer and food columnist Anne Hillerman for this year’s iteration. The daughter of Tony Hillerman will speak on behalf of the UNM English Department and Anaya, a professor emeritus at the University.
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Former astronaut gives inspiring presentation at UNM
Kayla Root | October 16Mike Mullane, a former NASA astronaut and Albuquerque native, visited UNM on Thursday to speak on his experience of life in space, as well as his motivations as a young man. The event was organized by the honors college and Dr. Leslie Donovan, an honors college professor who teaches “Space and New Mexico: From Aliens to the X-prize.” Students in the honors program are required to attend lectures by guest speakers throughout the semester to gain credit in their classes, Donovan said.
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McKinnon Family Tennis Center to get solar panels installed
Matthew Reisen | October 16UNM will soon build a photovoltaic shade structure at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center, a move that will benefit the University and the city in multiple ways. Jeff Zumwalt, director of the Physical Plant Department at UNM, said the project will oversee the installation of a 96 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system at the tennis courts on south campus.
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UNM researchers empowering high school students
Sayyed Shah | October 16A team of UNM researchers is empowering public school students in New Mexico by putting existing public health data from the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (NM-YRRS) directly into their hands, and taking them through their own analysis of the local-level data. The researchers at the Risk and Resiliency Assessment Project for Students (RAPS) also support students in advocacy of programs and policies based on their interpretation of the data combined with their own experiences.
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UNM prof: Electroconvulsive therapy shows promise as depression treatment
Fin Martinez | October 15A UNM professor is conducting research on the potential of a new kind of treatment for depression. Dr. Christopher Abbott, associate professor of psychiatry at UNM, has studied the possibility of curing severe depression using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and his research has begun to show promising results among its participants.
