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Powering Up Clinical Scholarship In Dental Medicine, Evelyn Wang

HSLIC Faculty and Staff Instructional Resources

This presentation is designed for Dental Medicine Journal Club attendees, focusing on developing clinical scholarship skills. Key topics include research question formation (PICOT, FAC Rubric), dental resources navigation (PubMed, EMBASE, BrowZine, open data repositories), advanced literature search techniques (Boolean operators, truncation, wildcards, proximity operators, subject headings), full-text access tools (LibKey Nomad, interlibrary loan), critical appraisal tools (CASP, JBI, PRISMA-S), publishing workflow (Zotero, ORCID, open access publishing), and a summary of HSLIC educational and research support services. The session aims to equip dental residents to engage in evidence-based scholarship and professional growth.

Native American Film Screening | Ixcanul, Language Learning Center

LAII Events

Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 03:00 pm

Language Learning Center | Ortega Hall

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Join the LLC for a showing Ixcanul (2015). This film focuses on a young Kaqchikel Maya woman in rural Guatemala facing a tension between tradition and modernity. See the flyer for more details.

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This event is free and open to the public.

Student Field Research Grant Info-Session, Latin American & Iberian Institute

LAII Events

The Field Research Grant (FRG) is available to graduate and professional students to conduct preliminary, hands-on field research in Latin America. Awards cover round-trip airfare, lodging, a per diem, and may include in-country expenses. FRG supports research in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Latin America. Research in Spain and Portugal will not be funded.

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 26, 2026, by 11:59 pm. Learn more and apply on our website. If you have questions please contact Lenny Ureña Valerio at [email protected].

Front Matter, Gustavo Garcia

Regeneración: A Xicanacimiento Studies Journal

Journal front matter.

2025-2026 Colloquium Series | Squatter Life: Survival, Precarity, And Politics In Urban Argentina, Dr. Javier Auyero

LAII Events

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 01:30 pm

Sociology Commons | Social Sciences 1061

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In Squatter Life, sociologist Javier Auyero and anthropologist Sofía Servián examine how Argentina’s urban poor navigate everyday survival amid state neglect and structural violence. Drawing on three years of ethnographic fieldwork and Servián’s lived experience in a squatter settlement, the book reveals the precarious strategies—exploitative labor, patronage, and reciprocal networks, sometimes involving illicit exchange—that sustain life on the margins. Analyzing how these survival strategies intersect with class, gender, and political domination, the authors present a nuanced account of marginality in Argentinian squatter settlements while maintaining a …

Nahuatl Club, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 03:30 pm

Latin American and Iberian Institute (801 Yale Blvd NE) & Zoom

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Join the Nahuatl Club for a workshop on Regional Nahuatl Varieties.

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This event is free and open to the public.

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

LAII Events

Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 04:00 pm

Learning Language Center

Ortega Hall

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

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This event is free and open to the public.

Survey On Preparedness And Readiness For Technological Advancements In Ai Sparta Ai, Jegason Phosphorus Diviant

Population Health Research and Scholarship

Generative AI is rapidly entering academic workflows, yet readiness to use these tools in graduate training and the workplace remains unclear. The SPARTA AI was administered online to faculty and graduate students in the University of New Mexico’s Psychology Department and COPH (Feb–Sep 2025). The analytic sample included N=37 respondents. Descriptives, role-stratified academic AI usage, one-sample tests of perceived preparedness vs a 3.0 midpoint, and correlations between AI interest and academic usage were computed; Wilson CIs were used for proportions. The sample comprised 20 faculty and 17 graduate students, primarily from COPH and Psychology. AI usage was generally infrequent across …

What We Talk About When We Talk About First-Generation Students, Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock

Scholarship Day 2025

A presentation based upon an article:

Maurici-Pollock, D., Stallworth, R., & Khan, S. (2025). What We Talk About When We Talk About “First-Generation Students": Exploring Definitions in Use on College and University Websites. College & Research Libraries, 86(3), 379. doi: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.86.3.379

Creating The Future Together: Librarians And Arts Practitioners Revising The Research Paradigm, Amy Jackson, Stephanie Beene

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Investigating Impact Mediators In Public Library Services Outcomes, Margo Gustina

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Exploratory Study Of Semiconductor Nanomembranes In Em Applications, Grant D. Heileman

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Antenna systems are a cornerstone of modern technologies, playing an increasingly vital role in their advancement. As demand for compact, high-performance, and adaptable communication platforms grows reconfigurable antenna technologies are becoming essential. This research explores a novel front-end reconfigurable antenna system (FERAS) architecture that leverages the mechanical flexibility and photoconductive behavior of semiconductor nanomembrane (SNM) devices. By exploiting the emergent properties of ultra-thin silicon (Si) or gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanomaterials and optically exciting these samples using vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays, this study develops lightweight, low-cost, deployable antenna structures for satellite communications, remote sensing, GPS, and radar. Despite their significant …

Laii Greenleaf Scholar Presentation: A Publisher’S Revolution: Arte Público And The Making Of Latinx Literature, D. José O. Fernández

LAII Events

This project chronicles the emergence of Arte Público Press, the most successful Latinx press over the past five decades, highlighting its different periods of growth as a nonprofit press, along with some of its key authors and contributions that have shaped the field of Latinx literary studies. In his role as founder and editor of Arte Público, Nicolás Kanellos contributed to the publication of now-canonical authors such as Tomás Rivera, Rolando Hinojosa, Tato Laviera, Sandra Cisneros, and Helena María Viramontes. In addition, Arte Público published and supported nuevomexicano authors such as Rudolfo Anaya, Denise Chávez, and Cecilio García-Camarillo, whose papers …

The Unravelling Of Post-War Democracies In Central America, Dr. Mark Peceny, Dr. Bill Stanley

LAII Events

As part of the 2025 Fall Lecture Series hosted by the UNM International Studies Institute, Dr. Mark Peceny and Dr. Bill Stanley will present on the unravelling of post-war democracies in Central America. See below a complete list of the 2025 Lecture Series presentations.

Laii Greenleaf Scholar Presentation: A Publisher’S Revolution: Arte Público And The Making Of Latinx Literature, D. José O. Fernández

Visiting Library Scholars

This project chronicles the emergence of Arte Público Press, the most successful Latinx press over the past five decades, highlighting its different periods of growth as a nonprofit press, along with some of its key authors and contributions that have shaped the field of Latinx literary studies. In his role as founder and editor of Arte Público, Nicolás Kanellos contributed to the publication of now-canonical authors such as Tomás Rivera, Rolando Hinojosa, Tato Laviera, Sandra Cisneros, and Helena María Viramontes. In addition, Arte Público published and supported nuevomexicano authors such as Rudolfo Anaya, Denise Chávez, and Cecilio García-Camarillo, whose papers …

Unm Library Scholarship Day: Schedule Of Presentations, Unm Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Unm Law Library, Unm University Libraries

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

2025 Unm Library Scholarship Day Collcted Abstracts, Unm Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Unm Law Library, Unm University Libraries

Scholarship Day 2025

This booklet compiles citations and summaries of recent scholarly works (and works in progress) authored by librarians from all three campus libraries. UNM authors’ names are bolded. It offers readers a snapshot of the ideas, innovations, and collaborations shaping the information science discipline today. Consider it an invitation to connect with colleagues whose work reflects the intellectual vibrancy of UNM’s libraries.

Nm Snap-Ed 2025 Tribal Report, Elena E. Martinez, Theresa H Cruz

Reports & Documents

SNAP-Ed NM works to provide nutrition and physical activity education, environmental and systems changes, and social marketing among primarily SNAP-eligible populations to empower them to make healthy food choices and become more physically active. In May 2025, the SNAP-Ed evaluation team from the UNM Prevention Research Center (PRC) conducted a survey involving five implementing agencies and the state agency overseeing SNAP-Ed. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate engagement with Tribal communities and to assess any changes in engagement since the prior assessment in FY2023. The UNM PRC also surveyed the New Mexico Health Care Authority, the state agency …

Correcting Class Imbalance Through Synthetic Training Data And 3d Modeling For Carabid Pitfall Trap Sampling, Blair Mirka

Geography ETDs

Crowdsourced biodiversity data provide an accessible foundation for large-scale ecological monitoring, but class imbalance limits automated species identification, particularly for rare taxa. This research explores the use of synthetic training data generated from 3D models of carabid beetle museum specimens to improve detection and classification performance for underrepresented species in crowdsourced datasets. High-resolution 3D models were created to simulate variation in lighting, orientation, and background. These synthetic images were incorporated into convolutional neural network training datasets at varying synthetic-to-real ratios to assess their impact on classification accuracy. Models were evaluated using controlled pitfall-trap imagery to examine the influence of scene …

Revitalizing Rural Grocery Stores In Northern New Mexico: A Community Handbook, Emily Arasim

Student Publications

Rural grocery stores are cornerstone institutions that are central to the health and well-being of their communities - not only providing food, but also serving as spaces of economic development, cultural and historic preservation, social connection, and resilience. In response to the loss of many rural stores over recent decades, the ‘Revitalizing Rural Grocery Stores in Northern New Mexico’ handbook brings together community histories, political analysis, and practical strategies to support their protection and resurgence. The handbook shares findings on the multi-faceted importance of rural grocery stores and the causal factors in their loss; maps and photographs documenting the condition …

Powering Up Clinical Practice: Mastering Clinical Literature Search Techniques In Embase, Evelyn Wang

HSLIC Faculty and Staff Instructional Resources

This workshop guides clinical faculty and researchers through advanced literature search skills using EMBASE. Covers navigation, clinical question translation, keywords, Emtree terms, proximity/Boolean operators, pilot searches, result evaluation/organization, and pathway integration. Practical demonstrations and search tips included.

Cine Magnífico | Spanish Film Festival, Instituto Cervantes, Latin American & Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Friday, November 07, 2025 | 08:00 am - 09:00 pm

Bank of America Theatre | National Hispanic Cultural Center

Bank of America Theatre | National Hispanic Cultural Center

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Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque is launching the thirteenth edition of Cine Magnífico, Annual Festival of Cinema in Spanish. Over the course of its twelve previous editions, this event has been committed to promoting Spanish-language culture and audiovisual creation, and over the years it has brought visibility to New Mexico for numerous high-quality films and short films made in Spain and various Spanish-speaking countries.

The 2025 edition of the festival will be held …

Nahuatl Club, Latin American & Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Friday, November 07, 2025 | 03:30 pm

Ortega Hall | Room 335

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Join the Nahuatl Club for their presentation at the Festival of Languages in Ortega Hall, Room 335.

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This event is free and open to the public.

Festival Of Languages, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Friday, November 07, 2025 | 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Latin American and Iberian Institute (801 Yale Blvd NE)

801 Yale Blvd NE (campus building #165)

About:

Celebrate the power of languages in culture, community, and careers!

The inaugural Festival of Languages will feature engaging presentations for a general audience, showcasing:

• Language & cultural practices
• Research related to languages
• Languages in careers

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This event is free and open to the public.

Wagon Tracks Volume 39, Issue 4 (Aug 2025)

Wagon Tracks

Contents

2 On the Cover: Symposium Logo, Survey Chain

4 Trail Writings: Chris Day

5 Joanne’s Jottings

7 In Memorium: Margaret Sears

8 In Memorium: Larry Justice

9 Nominees for Offices and Board of Directors

11 Upcoming Events

12-31 Thomas Mather's 1825 Diary Edited and Annotated by Steve Schmidt and Craig Crease

29 Chapter Reports

32 Calendar

Wagon Tracks Volume 39, Issue 3 (May 2025)

Wagon Tracks

Contents

2 On the Cover: Symposium Logo, Survey Chain

4 Trail Writings: Chris Day

5 Joanne’s Jottings

6 News along the Trail

7 New Wagon Tracks Editor Named

8 Letter to Editor: Steve Schmidt

9 The Importance of Funding, Josiah Gregg Society: Rich Lawson

10-14 Marking a Road to Santa Fe: Symposium 2025

15-20 Leitensdorfer Men and Women: Santa Fe Trail Travelers and Traders By Doyle Daves

21-27 In Search of Furs and Freedom: African Americans on the Santa Fe Trail By William W. Gwaltney

28 Chapter Reports

29 Membership Form

32 Calendar

Wagon Tracks Volume 39, Issue 2 (Feb 2025)

Wagon Tracks

Contents

2 On the Cover: Jicarillo Young Woman and Cowboy Edward S. Curtis

4 Trail Writings: Chris Day

5-7 Joanne’s Jottings

7 Letter to Editor: Mike Olsen

7-9 News along the Trail

10 Preservation Committee: Alexa Roberts

12-17 An 1859 Contract for Exporting Wool on the Santa Fe Trail By Mary Penner

18-21 White Men Now Living Amongst Us By Ronald D. Parks

22-24 Jicarillo Apache Resistance By Doug Hocking

7/24 SFTA and Chapter 2024 Highlights

25 Chapter Reports

25 Membership Form

28 Calendar

Juan Bautista Ralliere’S Cánticos Espirituales And The Making Of A Transnational Soundscape In Nineteenth-Century New Mexico, Javier Marín-López

LAII Events

Compiled by the French priest Juan Bautista Rallière, pastor of Tomé, Cánticos espirituales is regarded as the most influential nineteenth-century Spanish-language hymnal of the U.S. Southwest. With at least fourteen editions published between 1884 and 1956, this remarkable collection of over 300 songs drew upon melodies from French, Italian, Spanish, Mexican, and New Mexican sources. This lecture offers a critical overview of its contents and examines the hymnal’s extensive use of contrafacta—new sacred texts set to familiar tunes—as a strategy for shaping a transnational Catholic soundscape in nineteenth-century New Mexico. Based on printed editions, manuscript sources, field recordings, and …

Día De Los Muertos | Memorial Event &Altar, School Of Architecture And Planning, Latin American & Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Monday, November 03, 2025 | 12:00 pm

George Pearl Hall

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Join the School of Architecture and Planning and the LAII for a Día de los Muertos memorial event where 'Pan de Muerto' and 'Champurrado' will be served.

Come add photographs of your loved ones to the Día de los Muertos altar! Photographs will remain on the altar until Friday, November 7.

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This event is free and open to the public.

Faculty Touchpoint Survey 2025: Key Findings And Recommendations, Lisa A. Marchiondo, Naila V. Decruz-Dixon, Julia Fulghum

ADVANCE Reports

A Spring 2025 climate survey finds that UNM faculty remain committed to their teaching, scholarship, and collegial relationships, despite concerns about research funding, academic freedom, and graduate student recruitment and well-being. The survey also found that faculty have higher levels of stress than in a previous ADVANCE survey, worse psychological well-being, more difficulty concentrating, and more concern about tenure and promotion. A set of recommendations for academic leaders are provided.