
URAD Expo
URAD Expo showcases student stories, portfolios and projects, and UNM’s research, arts & design courses and programs. We would love to add your story! If you would like to contribute to URAD Expo, please contact Tim Schroeder, URAD Director, at timschroeder@unm.edu.
Breaking the Mold
By Deja Brown Research Story, Honorable MentionUndergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023
The Affectivity of Doctrine: Making Sense of the Many Disagreements Between Christians
By John San Nicolas Research Story CompetitionUndergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023After each lecture, my vision widened, and the ground weakened. I had finally switched majors to...
Living Room Data: Disentangling Homeschooling Through a Sociological Lens
By Meg Honnold Research Story Competition, Honorable MentionUndergraduate Research Conference, 2023BACKGROUND I am the third out of seven children, raised on a fundamentalist family commune in...
Rigorous Wondering: What I’ve Learned on My Path to Research
By Abrianna Morales Outstanding Research Story Award.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023Some things in life always leave you wondering. Maybe it’s the way you can never seem to...
UROC lets undergrads showcase their research
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference hosted at The University of New Mexico by the Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design Network (URAD) gives undergraduates the opportunity to spotlight their research, explain their ideas, and display what they have to offer in their respective fields and majors. The conference will be held in person at the SUB on Friday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend and check out the impressive and amazing range of student research.
Veteran finds niche studying Biology at UNM
Cory Henn was an Iraq war veteran with a career at the New Mexico Corrections Department when he decided to pursue a degree in computer programming. After about a year and a half there he took a...
Research course open to students who want to study with Black communities
Applications for a cohort-based program will open in the Fall 2023 semester at The University of New Mexico for students interested in research with Black communities. Black Research 101 was...
Focused on Research, UNM Alum Looks to the Future
“I love research,” enthuses The University of New Mexico alum Raven Otero-Symphony. “Not only did research give me the freedom to question and explore in my own capacity on topics that interest...
CFA student uses art to heal trauma
Born into a cycle of addiction, University of New Mexico senior Gerald Lovato was a child when he first realized the power of creating art to escape and heal from trauma. Lovato majored in Fine...
Kiana Frederick making a difference with the Basic Needs Project
Just after her freshman year in 2020, University of New Mexico student Kiana Frederick decided to take a course with associate professor Sarita Cargas in the Honors College. Cargas was looking...