You can read about a master’s student who is archiving and organizing the papers of former Governor Bruce King, even while he pursues his own research into a 20th century controversy that brought an end to Catholic nuns and brothers teaching in the public schools of New Mexico.
Photo: UNM master's student Ryan Weiss
Or you can learn how a doctoral student is working on a new way to illustrate the architectural style of Mayan rulers as they built monuments, and the way their buildings changed as the threats to their community’s stability increased.
Or you can find out how one master’s student is turning his interest in streams and water into a passion for policy that may shape the way we in New Mexico share water in the future.
Student research takes place throughout the university, in areas that go far beyond the hard sciences, but it’s difficult to find one place to read about what UNM students are actually doing. The student research page is a new offering to be found on the Web site for the Vice President for Research and Economic Development.
The student research site is targeted to high school students and their parents who may be interested in the kinds of opportunities students have to get involved in research, but it’s also an easy way to read about the ways students are creating opportunities to delve into areas that interest them.
Check out some of the great things UNM students are doing at:
Student Research.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu