Category: Education & Outreach

The University of New Mexico has awarded Selena Connealy, Associate Director of New Mexico EPSCoR, an Outstanding Research Staff Award for her exceptional contributions to research administration and leadership within the state's scientific community.Connealy, who has served with NM EPSCoR for over a decade, was recognized for her leadership during a period of funding uncertainty. She maintained team cohesion and preserved institutional knowledge by retaining key staff members—achievements vital to NM EPSCoR's mission of enhancing research capacity across New Mexico.
Join us next Thursday, 10/31, with Kevin Gray, Selena Connealy, and Amy L. Slocum for the Season Finale on Mentoring.
The ARID Institute at UNM is hosting a workshop on Friday, November 15th at 1 PM to 4 PM to share strategies, tips, and best practices for science communication to non-technical audiences. The workshop will be hosted by Debbie Lee, Sr Program Manager for the ARID Institute. She is an experienced environmental mediator, facilitator, and science communicator. The workshop will help researchers think through the basics of communicating their research and build skills in communicating science for a) conveying information, and b) to inform behavioral change.
On Thursday, 10/24th, we continue our incredible series on mentoring and talking about Programming for Research with Jonathan Wheeler, Selena Connealy, and April Heyward. Join us! Link to Resource Guide: https://lnkd.in/e7fNF9Aa
Session 3 of our #Mentoring Series! Let's get in-depth into how to foster creativity! Join the LinkedIn Live on Thursday, 10/17, at noon EST!Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United StatesThis will be a series of LinkedIn Live events every Thursday at 10 am MT in October!
Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States! This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events every Thursday at 10 am MT in October!
Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States! This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events that happens every Thursday at 10am MT in Oct!
This year the New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS) will be hosted by the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), held in conjunction with the New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association (NMSTA) Fall Conference, and collaboratively organized with New Mexico’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR).
 The NM SMART Grid Center continues to showcase its innovative prowess. During our 6th project year, we reported three significant achievements to NSF which underscored the Center's commitment to advancing energy technology and fostering community engagement.  Read our short (250 words or less) summary of each....