Behind every successful student is someone who took the time to encourage, guide, and simply believe in them. This year, NM EPSCoR is proud to honor individuals who have done exactly that: Anu Ogunleye of Eastern New Mexico University, Thiagarajan Soundappan of Navajo Technical University, and Lisa L. Losada-Rojas of the University of New Mexico, the 2026 recipients of NM EPSCoR’s Mentor Awards.
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EPSCoR in New Mexico: Supporting a Robust Research Ecosystem
Join this webinar to learn about new federal data management and sharing policies (DMSP) and implications for Principal Investigators. In addition, Dr. Wheeler will share tools for meeting the new requirements.
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NM EPSCoR State Committee Co-Chair John “Jack” Jekowski passed away on July 28, 2026. His contributions remain woven throughout New Mexico’s research and education ecosystems and he will be truly missed. “Jack Jekowski is one of the most intelligent, honest, thoughtful, and giving persons I have ever known.” - Barbara Kimbell
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Students across New Mexico will have new opportunities to participate in hands-on research thanks to Spring 2026 SURE Awards from NM EPSCoR. The funding will support three projects centered on humanoid robotics, autonomous materials research, and semiconductor integrated circuit design.
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NM EPSCoR has released an updated science and technology plan, developed in collaboration with the NM EPSCoR Jurisdictional Steering Committee, comprised of more than 20 representatives from New Mexico academic institutions, industry, national laboratories, and state government.
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.Where: Room B30 Zimmerman Library, 1 University of New Mexico, 87131. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
Presenters:Raisa IslamDr. Lorie LiebrockJessica Trujillo-TorresDescription: Join us to learn about an AI-driven framework that transforms research documents into structured, searchable knowledge to strengthen discovery and collaboration. Developed at NMT under the NSF RIO-NM project, the system addresses a persistent challenge in research ecosystems—the manual, time-intensive process of identifying related work and potential collaborators across institutions.
Please join us for our inaugural networking event designed specifically for bioscience innovators throughout New Mexico.• Spot potential partners and investors from across the room with color-coded name tags by industry.• Love the conversation? Scan the QR code on their name tag to connect on LinkedIn.
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Earlier this month, more than 30 New Mexico EPSCoRians flew to New Orleans for the 2026 NSF EPSCoR Summit, held May 19–22. This year’s conference welcomed more than 600 participants and was organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.New Mexico had a strong presence at the 2026 EPSCoR Summit in New Orleans—showing up not only as attendees but also as facilitators, speakers, moderators, and poster presenters.