Notables
UNM students
and staff entered a colorful Homecoming float in Expo New
Mexicos State Fair Parade. UNMs entry Carnival
on the Rio won 2nd place in the organizational bands category.
The Spirit Squad, Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy drew cheers all along
the route.
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Roli
Varma, an associate professor in the School of Public Administration
in the Anderson Schools of Management, has received $345,000
from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to extend a research
project on the reasons for under-representation of women majoring
in core information technology disciplines, including computer
science and computer engineering.
Varma has
teamed up with Deepak Kapur, chair and professor, computer
science, School of Engineering (SOE). Varma specializes in the
role of gender, while Kapur brings expertise in the IT field.