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Analysis Of “Oldest House In The U.S.” Photo And A Poor Retouching Job, Samuel Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This working paper analyzes a historical photo housed at the UNM’s Center for Southwest Research and Special collections. It looks specifically at a discovery made by the author that the photo was at one time heavily retouched and how this retouching can correspond to current AI image manipulation.

(No part of this paper was written with AI assistance.)

The Colorado River Upper Initial Units Take Center Stage, Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara

The Traveling Wilburys of the Colorado River

In 1956, Congress authorized the Upper Initial Units—Flaming Gorge Reservoir,

Navajo Reservoir, and the Aspinall Unit (UIUs)—for a variety of water use

purposes in the Upper Colorado River Basin, including compliance with the

1922 Colorado River Compact (1922 Compact). The historical record is clear

that the primary reason these reservoirs exist is to satisfy the math of the 1922

Compact and the obligations it imposed on the Upper Division States

regarding flows at Lee Ferry.

Bate-Papo | Portuguese Language Conversation Hours, Learning Language Center

LAII Events

Come practice your Portuguese language skills and enjoy Brazilian food and culture with friends!

New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee 2026 Annual Report, University Of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center

New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee (2013-ongoing)

No abstract provided.

Cyprinid And Leuciscid Fish Larvae And Early Juveniles Of The Middle And Lower Pecos River And The Big Bend Reach Of The Rio Grande  - Morphological Descriptions, Comparisons, Illustrations, And Computer-Interactive Key, W. Howard Brandenburg, Darrel E. Snyder, Steven P. Platania, Kevin R. Bestgen

Special Publications

Early life history studies of fishes can be valuable components of monitoring programs for threatened and endangered species. Those studies can be used to characterize spawning periodicity, spawning locations, larval abundance, year-class strength, nursery habitat, and recruitment of larvae to early juvenile and adult populations. Larval fish surveys also increase the probability of documenting rare species due to the large number of larvae produced per pair of spawning adults. Such studies require accurate descriptions and keys for identification of larval fishes in the waters being surveyed.

Leuciscids face many challenges to survival in contemporary riverine systems. River fragmentation, water diversion …

Community-Based Participatory And Action Research: Bridging Latin American And Local Perspectives, Latin American And Iberian Institute, Nina Wallerstein, Andreas Hernandez, Andrea Román-Alfaro

LAII Events

Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th.

Join us for a one-and-a-half day conference bringing together scholars, students, and community partners engaged in participatory and community-based research in Latin America, New Mexico, and the Southwest. The conference will feature invited speakers, interactive workshops, World Café-style discussions, and student lightning talks designed to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections across Latin American and local contexts.

Featured invited speakers:

Anjuli Fahlberg, Tufts University
Nilza Rogéria de Andrade Nunes, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)
Siegrid Guillaumon Dechandt, University of Brasília

Organized by the Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII) …

Community-Based Participatory And Action Research: Bridging Latin American And Local Perspectives, Latin American And Iberian Institute, Nina Wallerstein, Andreas Hernandez, Andrea Román-Alfaro

LAII Events

Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th.

Join us for a one-and-a-half day conference bringing together scholars, students, and community partners engaged in participatory and community-based research in Latin America, New Mexico, and the Southwest. The conference will feature invited speakers, interactive workshops, World Café-style discussions, and student lightning talks designed to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections across Latin American and local contexts.

Featured invited speakers:

Anjuli Fahlberg, Tufts University
Nilza Rogéria de Andrade Nunes, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)
Siegrid Guillaumon Dechandt, University of Brasília

Organized by the Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII) …

Taller Para Maestros: Poesía De Hispanoamérica Y España: La Poesía Como Herramienta Didáctica En La Clase De Español, María José Ramírez

LAII Events

En esta sesión formativa en línea descubriremos el inmenso potencial de la poesía como herramienta didáctica dinámica y motivadora en la clase de español, explorando cómo usarla de manera efectiva para convertirla en un vehículo para el aprendizaje significativo. Ofreceremos un repertorio de recursos y actividades prácticas listas para aplicar, incluyendo una amplia selección de poemas cuidadosamente escogidos para diferentes niveles y edades, desde Elementary a High School. Asimismo, veremos cómo explotar estos textos no solo desde el punto de vista lingüístico (vocabulario, gramática, estructuras), sino también como punto de partida para promover la riqueza cultural del mundo hispanohablante. …

Nacen Del Nopal | Artist Talk & Panel, Secret Gallery, Albuquerque

LAII Events

A conversation with Woodblock Artists in Oaxaca Mexico: Nacen del Nopal explores the symbols, landscapes and traditions woven throughout printmaking in southern México. Through this hybrid discourse, we hope to move beyond the beauty of these pieces, to the “why” that drives artists to create. Join us as we present curators, historians, and artists from both sides of the border in order to help us understand this artistic revolution.

Bate-Papo | Portuguese Language Conversation Hours, Learning Language Center

LAII Events

Come practice your Portuguese language skills and enjoy Brazilian food and culture with friends!

A Shrine To Spruce: Musical Knowledge, Plant Medicine, And Belonging, Monica Demarco

LAII Events

This talk will feature an exploration of generational musical knowledge coupled with plant medicine. It addresses the prism of identity as it conflicts with Eurocentric traditions of classical music instruction. Inviting listeners to understand the piano as a gift from the natural world, this lecture-recital encourages authentic dialogue about musical lineage, belonging and the experiences of cultural/racial discrimination in the pursuit of music in academia.

From Disaster To Resilience: Developing Smart Settlements In The Himalayas, Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Nepal’s catastrophic 26 August 2026 Bhote Koshi–Trishuli flood should be understood not only as a humanitarian tragedy but also as a potentially major turning point in updating national settlement and reconstruction policy. Engineers and scientists have described the floods as a glacier–bedrock collapse that triggered an ice-rock avalanche and debris flow. As per the live updates on September 7, 2026, the total death toll was 1,355, and 4,996 people were missing (The Hindu, 2026). Indian and Nepali rescuers worked urgently to locate and rescue people buried under hydropower tunnels, buildings, mud, and landslide debris.

UN News reported on September 3, …

From Himalayan Catastrophe To National Resilience: Lessons From The 2026 Bhote Koshi And Trishuli River Floods In Nepal, Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

On the morning of 26 August 2026, the mountains above Nepal’s northern frontier delivered a disaster of almost unimaginable speed and scale. A massive mass of ice, rock, and sediment detached in the high Himalayan terrain near the Nepal–Tibet border, descended roughly 1,200 metres, interacted with the Lhende Khola system, and generated a debris-rich flood that surged through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors, destroying settlements, markets, roads, bridges, hydropower facilities, and an international border crossing and transforming them into fields of mud, boulders, and wreckage within minutes (ICIMOD, 2026b; Reuters, 2026a). Satellite analysis indicates that a substantial section …

Bate-Papo | Portuguese Language Conversation Hours, Language Learning Center

LAII Events

Come practice your Portuguese language skills and enjoy Brazilian food and culture with friends!

2026-03 March Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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2026-04 April Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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2026-05 May Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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2026-07 July Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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2026-08 August Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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2026-09 September Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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Concepts For Supporting Indigenous And Tribal Information And Research Needs, Sharon Hausam

Faculty Publications

This is a working paper produced as part of National Science Foundation project #2115169, “Transforming Rural-Urban Systems: Trajectories for Sustainability in the Intermountain West,” known as the “Intermountain West Transformation Network” (TN), led by the University of New Mexico with institutional partners at three additional universities in New Mexico, two in Arizona, and one each in Utah, Colorado, and Washington. The TN’s Indigenous and Tribal engagement was supported through a contract with Dr. Sharon Hausam, additional work by Aaron M. Canter, coordination with Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, and an Advisory Committee on Indigenous Information Needs primarily comprised of Indigenous representatives in …

08-19-26 Bor Hsc Committee Meeting Agenda, Patricia Serna

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

08-19-26 BOR HSC Committee Meeting Agenda

08-19-26 Bor Hsc Committee Notice Of Meeting Revised, Patricia Serna

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

08-19-26 BOR HSC Committee Notice of Meeting Revised

Mountain Development In Nepal: Settlements, Infrastructure, And Economic Transformation, Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

As Nepal urbanizes, expands infrastructure, strengthens local governments, and explores deeper connectivity with India and China, climate change is increasing floods, landslides, heat, and water insecurity. Rapid internal migration, rising disaster risks, youth outmigration, and dependence on remittances are also revealing the limits of conventional urban development, especially in the mountainous region. The central challenge for Nepal is no longer just to accommodate growing towns and cities, but to build settlements that are safe, productive, environmentally resilient, and capable of sustaining long-term prosperity.

This paper argues that Nepal's urban future must be guided by a new development paradigm centered on …

Lessons From Tanzania’S Ujamaa For Smart Settlements In Nepal: Social Justice And Economic Development, Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Nepal’s constitutional commitment to a “socialism-oriented” state places social justice, equitable access to resources and housing, and protection of marginalized populations at the center of national development discourse. However, persistent landlessness, informal settlements, unemployment, youth outmigration, and unequal access to infrastructure reveal a significant gap between constitutional aspirations and socioeconomic realities.

This article examines lessons Nepal can draw from Tanzania’s experience with Ujamaa, the African socialist development model initiated by President Nyerere in 1967. Using comparative policy analysis, published research, official documents, and exploratory field observations from selected Tanzanian locations, including the capital and villages in the Iringa Region, the …

08-19-26 Bor Hsc Committee Notice Of Meeting, Patricia Serna

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

08-19-26 BOR HSC Committee Notice of Meeting

Unm Pathology, Pathfinder Summer 2026, Unm Department Of Pathology

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Indigenous Community Research Opportunities, Sharon Hausam, Aaron M. Canter

Faculty Publications

This is a working paper produced as part of National Science Foundation project #2115169, “Transforming Rural-Urban Systems: Trajectories for Sustainability in the Intermountain West,” known as the “Intermountain West Transformation Network” (TN), led by the University of New Mexico with institutional partners at three additional universities in New Mexico, two in Arizona, and one each in Utah, Colorado, and Washington. The TN’s Indigenous and Tribal engagement was supported through a contract with Dr. Sharon Hausam, additional work by Aaron M. Canter, coordination with Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, and an Advisory Committee on Indigenous Information Needs primarily comprised of Indigenous representatives in …

Opportunities For Leadership In Indigenous And Tribally Engaged Research At The University Of New Mexico, Sharon Hausam

Faculty Publications

This is a working paper produced as part of National Science Foundation project #2115169, “Transforming Rural-Urban Systems: Trajectories for Sustainability in the Intermountain West,” known as the “Intermountain West Transformation Network” (TN), led by the University of New Mexico with institutional partners at three additional universities in New Mexico, two in Arizona, and one each in Utah, Colorado, and Washington. The TN’s Indigenous and Tribal engagement was supported through a contract with Dr. Sharon Hausam, additional work by Aaron M. Canter, coordination with Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, and an Advisory Committee on Indigenous Information Needs primarily comprised of Indigenous representatives in …

Environmental Exposure Risk Education To Enhance Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention And Screening For Nurse Practitioners, Kelsea J. Carrier

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 36 million adults in the United States, with nearly 90% of individuals unaware of their diagnosis until advanced stages. While diabetes and hypertension remain the primary causes, increasing evidence highlights environmental exposures as significant and underrecognized contributors to CKD onset and progression. Exposures such as heavy metals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), air and water pollution, microplastics, and heat exposure have been linked to impaired renal function. Despite this growing body of evidence, environmental health content remains limited in nursing education, resulting in gaps in environmental health literacy (EHL) among nurse practitioners (NPs) and …