Category: Education & Outreach

Open to all. These are virtual office hours WOULD YOU LIKE TO START OR GROW YOUR BUSINESS? COME MEET WITH UNM-GALLUP MENTOR, MYTEGIA LEE TO DISCUSS YOUR IDEAS! Come to virtual 1:1 mentoring with Mytegia Lee where she will provide guidance, coaching, perspective, and connections to enhance entrepreneurship and connections to resources at UNM and in the community. There are many resources available to those who have ideas that they may want to turn into a business! Join Mytegia on Zoom and learn more about what is available and which connections are the best fit for you.
Innovation Ecosystem Connect (IEC), funded in part through a Lab-to-Market Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem award and an award under the DOE OTT EPIC program, is a new online platform that connects you to researchers, businesses, and universities for growth and development. IEC can connect you to the resources you need to define your innovation, receive technical development support, and find opportunities for expansion, via a smart connection system based on identified needs and capabilities.
A group of distinguished professors, former government representatives, and industry leaders will share their perspectives on legal and technical impediments to achieving scale and equity in the distributed (localized) energy space and will explore solutions to these challenges.
Monte Randall, Muscogee Creek, EdD, President, College of the Muscogee Nation Session Sponsor: Bald Eagle Erectors
“INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP MY GRANDPARENTS TAUGHT US” Laurie Harper, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwekwe, Director of Education, LLBO Leech Lake Leadership Program: https://vimeo.com/672004164 Session Sponsor: Walksback.com
“INDIGENOUS NEWS THROUGH INDIGENOUS EYES” Dalton Walker, Red Lake Nation, Managing Editor, Indian Country Today Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltoncwalker Session Sponsor: Northwest Indian Community Development Center
Registration is now open for the 2nd annual UNM Team Research Symposium, presented by the Interdisciplinary Science Cooperative and UNM’s Grand Challenges. Faculty, students, alumni, and community partners are encouraged to join us for this special event dedicated to exchanging ideas and promoting more productive research teams.
ACED will present the following virtual sessions targeting graduating and graduate students who have started or are about to start their professional careers. Navigating Through Toxic Work Environments presented by: Donya Ziraksari and Ryan Griego Effective Written (Email) Communication presented by: Donya Ziraksari and Ryan Griego 
Receiving a proposal rejection is dispiriting, but the reality is that most proposals are rejected, and every successful scientist has received numerous rejection notices. Carefully interpreting proposal reviews and responding to them effectively can drastically increase the likelihood of future funding success!
We are excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Ganesh Balakrishnan, as the new Director of NM EPSCoR, effective March 1. Ganesh Balakrishnan succeeds Dr. Bill Michener, who will retire this year and has served in the role since 2007.