NM EPSCoR
@nmepscor.bsky.social
NM EPSCoR aims to build our state's research capacity and cultivate a well-qualified STEM workforce. Find us online at www.nmepscor.org #NSFfunded
NM EPSCoR State Committee Co-Chair John “Jack” Jekowski passed away on July 28, 2026. The RDCNM alongside NM EPSCoR and others invite you to join us at a Celebration of Life event honoring Jack on October 20 from 2pm-4pm at Explora in ABQ RSVP to penny@rdcnm.org October 15, 2026!!
Join Anthony Moye and Mat Martins (NMSU) on Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. MT to see how Smartsheet is being used in #NSFfunded projects for proposal planning, task tracking, compliance monitoring, reporting, and budget oversight. nmepscor.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #NSFEPSCoR #ResearchManagement #Smartsheet
Congrats to Dr. Jain, Dr. Barenji, and Dr. Renteria Pinon on being selected for our Spring 2026 SURE Awards. The awards provide $16,500 to Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) in NM. Learn more about their projects here: shorturl.at/fx0d2 #nmleg @senatorsoules.bsky.social #epscor #NSF
"I used to work in fast food. This program allowed me to intern in a neuroscience lab for the summer." The CNM Biobridge program is a truly accessible pathway to research and is a shining example of what happens when funding goes to the right team. See our Linkedin for ℹ️ @senatorsoules.bsky.social
What do you learn in a CNM biotechnology internship? Great question, they would love to tell you. Snoticles (cave snot) can grow up to 2 ft & will burn a hole in clothes People with Laron syndrome are resistant to cancer Our hearts pump a swimming pools worth of blood through the body every week
Innovation economies are built on foundational research. NM EPSCoR’s updated 2026 NM S&T Plan, shaped by universities, industry, labs & government, guides discoveries and STEM workforce growth for New Mexico. Read now: www.nmepscor.org/engagement/n... @senatorsoules.bsky.social #NMtrue #research
We have researchers in NM looking into everything from forest ecology to cybersecurity. New Mexico was definitely best in show at the 2026 NSF EPSCoR Summit. ❤️❤️🏆 @sfccnm.bsky.social @unm.edu @nmsu-engr.bsky.social @nmtech.bsky.social @senatorsoules.bsky.social
The 2025 New Mexico Journal of Science is published online! Did you present at the New Mexico Research Symposium last year? You're a published author now! Check it out! www.nmepscor.org/news-and-eve... #NSFfunded
Congrats to the Fall 2025 SURE Award recipients. Each project is given up to $16,500 to Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) in New Mexico. Learn more at www.nmepscor.org/news-and-eve... @senatorsoules.bsky.social @nmsenatedemocrats.bsky.social
Yesterday, NM EPSCoR was recognized by the New Mexico State House of Representatives for contributions to the New Mexico’s research ecosystem. ❤️
Nov/Dec News Stories New Mexico Research Symposium recap and photos! Now accepting Seed Award Statement of Interest submissions Meet NM EPSCoR's newest team member: Cynthia Arrey Read it here: mailchi.mp/b123ed441f69... #NSFfunded
2025 NM EPSCoR Seed Awardee Jiakai Zhang will create New Mexico’s first high-resolution Economic Development Index—providing state decision-makers with improved data to inform policy and infrastructure planning. Read more bit.ly/3WAoUcj @senatorsoules.bsky.social #nmleg #nmtrue #NMT
2025 NM EPSCoR Seed Awardee Nabanita Sakia, explores how certain plant compounds disrupt toxic molecular formations associated with Huntington’s disease. Read more bit.ly/3WAoUcj @nmhighlands.bsky.social #nmleg #huntingtons #neurodegenerative #research #newmexico
😍 CNM’s biotech summer interns are too fantastic. Today they shared how to make algae balls, that mosquitoes go nuts after flood events like in Ruidoso, and that it is easier to pluck a grape than detach a nursing opossum pup from its mom. Epic results from this E-CORE pilot! #NSFfunded RIO-NM
Just hanging out with some exceptional people at the inaugural UNM Postdoc Career Symposium 🥰 @unm.edu @unmhsc.bsky.social
We hope you're all having a great summer! Inside our May/June Newsletter: - NMJS submission deadline approaching - Early Career Workshop Report-out - Events to keep you busy over the break :D us7.campaign-archive.com?u=deae988204...
Join the NM CIRCLES for an in-person conversation and community building around Native Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics (Native STEAM) in New Mexico. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4l25Rlt #circlesalliance
Did you know the New Mexico Journal of Science publishes research articles at no cost to authors? Read up on the latest EPSCoR news and learn how to submit a manuscript to NMJS in our April newsletter. mailchi.mp/8fe6ddc8d198/april... #research #newmexico
We are so honored to contribute to the Annual NM Postdoc Research Symposium. Science saves lives and postdocs save science. ❤️ thank you NM postdocs ❤️ @unmhsc.bsky.social @unm.edu @nmsu.edu
More details in March Newsletter (link below) Seed Awards (up to $50k) ➡︎ support research in NM SURE Awards (up to $16,500) ➡︎ support student research in NM Workshop Awards (up to $7,500) ➡︎ bring together NM researchers FREE Early Career Workshop June 3-4 in ABQ Link: tinyurl.com/bdhvee9k
NM EPSCoR alumni Professor Laura Crossey retires. This story and more inside our January 2025 newsletter mailchi.mp/4f2c44316340... #NSFfunded
Inside: - Associate Director Connealy receives award for her work supporting HEIs across NM - EPSCoR Research Fellows office hours - A funded graduate program for Indigenous and Native students Read more here: mailchi.mp/a95cdd3646a1... #NSFfunded
