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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.
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Local game makers shoot for stars with 'Sky Pets'
Matthew Narvaiz | October 15Mobile games can be found by the thousands on the App Store and Google Play, but one game might be more intriguing than the rest -- especially because the creators are stationed here in Albuquerque.
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Departments celebrate 400th anniversary of 'Don Quixote'
Denicia Aragon | October 15The Department of Spanish and Portugese, in collaboration with the Latin American and Iberian Institute, is holding readings of the renowned Spanish novel Don Quixote, which celebrates its fourth centennial anniversary this year. Anthony Cardenas, professor and chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, as well as a volunteer participating in the reading of “Don Quixote”, said he encourages students to attend the readings of one of the best-selling novels of all time.
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UNM researchers develop vaccine to control cholesterol level
Fin Martinez | October 14A team of UNM researchers in collaboration with the National Institute of Health have developed a vaccine to treat high cholesterol. The vaccine targets a molecule called PCSK9, a protein involved in cholesterol metabolism, according to a UNM press release. The vaccine is a cost-effective alternative for other drugs and could provide a widely applicable mode of treatment for high cholesterol control and cardiovascular diseases, according to the statement.
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Enrollment for UNM flexible spending accounts available soon
Fin Martinez | October 14Enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), or benefits offered by UNM, will soon be available to University employees. Sign-ups begin on Oct. 28 and run through Nov. 11, according to a UNM press release. Employees are encouraged to start planning.
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Minority journalists missing from newsrooms, students hopeful for change
John Acosta | October 14Candelario Vasquez was in his freshman year at Florida State University when he first read the stories that made him want to be a writer who centered his work around community issues. The majority of the stories he had to study were about British writers. He said he felt like the stories the professor gave him for analysis never really spoke to him, he said. “I didn’t grow up reading a lot of minorities of color, so it was hard for me. I couldn’t relate to the writings in any way. I didn’t have a mentor, and I knew it was going to be hard for me to find a mentor of color,” said Vasquez, an FSU communication studies and English literature graduate who spent time teaching community media at Encuentro, a non-profit organization in Albuquerque.
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UNM's International Studies Institute lecture series to begin soon
Fin Martinez | October 14UNM International Studies Institute’s Fall 2015 lecture series will feature 14 speakers following the theme “Peace: From Conflict to Reconciliation,” according to a UNM press release. The series kicked off on Monday with a panel on Israel and Palestine led by speakers Alex Lubin, chair of American Studies at UNM, and Les Field, chair of the anthropology department at UNM.
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UNM kicking off annual fundraiser for national nonprofit for 20th year
Fin Martinez | October 14UNM is set to launch its annual United Way of Central New Mexico’s fundraiser. UWCNM is the local branch of the United Way of America. The organization focuses on helping communities in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties by obtaining resources to improve lives and strengthen communities, according to the UWCNM website.
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Scientist discusses sexual assault prevention
Sayyed Shah | October 14Leona Woelk is an associate scientist at the UNM Prevention Research Center. She works under Theresa Cruz, principal investigator for a sexual violence prevention project. They work with the New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs and rape crisis centers and other organizations across the state that are receiving funding from NMDOH to work on sexual violence prevention. The researchers provide training and technical assistance to the organizations to implement and expand primary prevention efforts, meaning efforts to prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place. In June 2015, the UNM Prevention Research Center completed a year-long, statewide strategic planning process for primary prevention of sexual violence for NMDOH. The scientists worked with many different organizations and communities throughout New Mexico to complete the plan, including conducting 11 focus groups across the state to learn more about sexual violence and prevention efforts in the local setting. One of those focus groups was conducted at UNM with male students and other young men from the Albuquerque community to learn more about how to engage men in sexual violence prevention work.
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ASUNM fills empty seats, changes policy on gallery questions
David Lynch | October 13ASUNM held its latest full senate meeting last Wednesday, and discussed several pieces of legislation including a new bill to amend the senate's standing rules and the latest round of appropriations.
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Renowned environmentalist visits UNM
Matthew Reisen | October 13UNM is hosting a rare opportunity for students to hear a world-renowned environmental activist speak on the relationship between Earth and those who inhabit it. Vandana Shiva will speak at UNM for an event organized by UNM’s Sustainability Studies Program, entitled Abundance 2015: Earth, Health and Wellbeing. Her speech will focus on the concept that “we are all seeds of abundance and creativity.”
