UNM Research Brochure

ACTIVE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS PER YEAR 400+ GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH DOLLARS PER YEAR 785 ISSUED U.S. PATENTS SINCE 1996 700+ B IG IDEAS . BIG IMPACT. As New Mexico’s flagship university, we feel a deep responsibility to take on the myriad of challenges our state is facing, and to create opportunities and build better lives for the people who live here. The vital research we’re conducting at UNM is helping address local, national and global concerns, changing countless lives and even the way we see the world and the universe. THE REASON FOR THE SEA TURTLE ’ S DECL I NE I NTEST I NAL BACTER I A’ S EFFECT ON BRA I N HEALTH ADVANCES I N REDUCED - EMI SS I ON ENG I NES DETECT I ON OF ORB I T I NG SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES HOW STRESS AFFECTS I NFANT S I ZE NEW TREATMENTS FOR ADD I CT I ON OCEAN ANOX I A CAUSE OF MASS EXT I NCT I ON H I DDEN GALAX I ES BEH I ND THE MI LKY WAY NEW TECHN I QUE FOR SEQUENC ING DNA EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMI NG ON SEA LEVELS CONSEQUENCES OF HOUS I NG SEGREGAT I ON HOW PARENTS ’ BEHAV I OR IMPACTS CH I LDREN ABILITY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT HEALTH CONDITIONS NEW METHOD TO D I AGNOSE SCH I ZOPHREN I A LASER TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE AND MORE D I SCOVER I ES INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PER YEAR 200+ LICENSE AND OPTION AGREEMENTS SINCE 1996 686 GOLDWATER SCHOLARS SINCE 1999 21 FULBRIGHT STUDENT PROGRAM AWARDEES SINCE 1990 68 SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN FY 2019 800+ GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS 108 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CAREER AWARDEES SINCE 1995 57 0 6 I M P A C T & O U T C O M E S U N M R E S E A R C H | 0 7