By Noheya Begay, Honorable Mention Research Story, UROC 2026 I was raised with the teaching, “your ancestors prayed for your success long ago, you just need to work hard to meet those prayers halfway”. My childhood was spent in university classrooms as I watched my...
By Jade Serna, Outstanding Research Story, UROC 2026. My introduction to research came when I was accepted into the 2023-2024 El Puente Research Fellowship cohort the summer before my sophomore year at UNM. My interest in research was tentative at that point and the...
By Layla Martin, Research Story, Honorable Mention, UROC 2026. My life has never followed a straight path, but I’ve always been inquisitive, with a drive to learn. Grade school was filled with academic pentathlons, science fairs, and even a scholarship to Space Camp....