/public-affairs Public Affairs en-US Copyright Wed, 25 May 2022 23:58:45 GMT /show/university-showcase/2022-05-25/unm-students-use-capstone-project-to-help-zuni-youth-fix-flooding-issue University of New Mexico students focus their capstone engineering project on helping Zuni youth solve an insfrastructure problem so they can continue promoting traditional practices around water harvesting and agriculture. Wed, 25 May 2022 23:58:45 GMT /show/university-showcase/2022-05-25/unm-students-use-capstone-project-to-help-zuni-youth-fix-flooding-issue /show/womens-focus/2022-03-26/jackson-endures-hours-of-scrutiny-in-hearings-taliban-ban-women-from-boarding-planes A wrap-up of recent news about women Sat, 26 Mar 2022 18:13:29 GMT /show/womens-focus/2022-03-26/jackson-endures-hours-of-scrutiny-in-hearings-taliban-ban-women-from-boarding-planes Megan Kamerick /show/university-showcase/2022-02-17/researchers-find-community-is-key-to-high-covid-19-vaccination-rates-in-indigenous-communities On this episode we talk with two University of New Mexico scholars about why Indigenous communities have such high rates of vaccination against COVID-19, despite a long history of colonization that has created distrust in government and medical institutions. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:12:48 GMT /show/university-showcase/2022-02-17/researchers-find-community-is-key-to-high-covid-19-vaccination-rates-in-indigenous-communities Megan Kamerick /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-01-10/lets-talk-hospital-staffing-shortages This week on Let's Talk New Mexico we're talking hospital staffing shortages as the omicron variant pushes COVID-19 case numbers to record levels. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:49:31 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-01-10/lets-talk-hospital-staffing-shortages Megan Kamerick /show/university-showcase/2021-12-17/food-insecure-unm-students-at-risk-of-failing-in-school As the cost of college continues to soar, more students are finding themselves struggling to find stable housing and enough to eat. A 2019 study found of 167,000 students nationwide found 39% had experienced food insecurity in the last 30 days, and the coronavirus pandemic has only made this worse. A team of researchers at the University of New Mexico found these students are more likely to fail or withdraw from class, or drop out of school entirely. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:03:51 GMT /show/university-showcase/2021-12-17/food-insecure-unm-students-at-risk-of-failing-in-school Megan Kamerick /public-affairs/2021-11-24/misinformation-on-social-media-ep-4-the-algorithm Imagine... widespread consensus around scientific facts and historic events. Online interactions based on mutual respect and dignity. Systems that… Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:08:06 GMT /public-affairs/2021-11-24/misinformation-on-social-media-ep-4-the-algorithm Craig Goldsmith /public-affairs/2021-11-24/sylvia-earle-hero-for-the-planet Sat 11/27, 12pm. On Women's Focus, Carol Boss talks with Sylvia Earle, world renown oceanographer, marine biologist and first National Geographic female… Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:46:16 GMT /public-affairs/2021-11-24/sylvia-earle-hero-for-the-planet Carol Boss /public-affairs/2021-11-19/book-explores-pivotal-role-locomotive-repair-shops-played-in-albuquerques-history In 1880 the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad came to Albuquerque. But more importantly, the company located its locomotive repair shops in the town.… Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:36:39 GMT /public-affairs/2021-11-19/book-explores-pivotal-role-locomotive-repair-shops-played-in-albuquerques-history Megan Kamerick /public-affairs/2021-11-15/misinformation-on-social-media-ep-3-responsible-tech Imagine... widespread consensus around scientific facts and historic events. Online interactions based on mutual respect and dignity. Systems that… Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:48:36 GMT /public-affairs/2021-11-15/misinformation-on-social-media-ep-3-responsible-tech Craig Goldsmith /public-affairs/2021-11-15/lets-talk-about-whats-next-for-native-american-boarding-school-gravesite Let's Talk New Mexico, 11/18 8a: The boarding school era was a dark time in U.S. history. The Albuquerque Indian School was the second-largest school of… Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:09:31 GMT /public-affairs/2021-11-15/lets-talk-about-whats-next-for-native-american-boarding-school-gravesite Megan Kamerick