It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science returns for season four with a look inside the UNM Art Museum. Andrea Perez-Martinez, the collections manager for UNMAM, joins the show to discuss what collections year, when the museums exhibit halls were closed to the public for a major internal project, entailed and how she uses research to ensure that the the works in the museum's collection are handled properly and safely.

The museum is now reopened to the public from 10-4, Tuesday through Saturday. More information on the museum and current exhibits can be found here.

Join us every two weeks as we break down the latest research happening at The University of New Mexico.

Ellen Fisher, the Vice President for Research for The University of New Mexico, joins the show to discuss the state of research at the institution and to highlight some of the hidden gems in UNM's research portfolio.

Project ECHO, founded at The University of New Mexico in 2003, is a telehealth model that allows providers across the world to connect and improve outcomes for their patients. Andrea Zurawski and Matt Bouchonville join It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science to discuss their work around diabetes here in New Mexico and the spread of the ECHO model across the globe.

Project ECHO, founded at The University of New Mexico in 2003, is a telehealth model that allows providers across the world to connect and improve outcomes for their patients. Andrea Zurawski and Matt Bouchonville join It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science to discuss their work around diabetes here in New Mexico and the spread of the ECHO model across the globe.

University of New Mexico professor of architecture Tim Castillo discusses his role as the director of the UNM Office of Community Engagement, which was recently recertified with the Carnegie Foundation Classification for Community Engagement. Castillo discusses his background that led him to this role as well as the kind of work that comes out of OCE and all the different ways the office assists the community.  Those interested in getting in contact with the Office of Community Engagement can visit engagement.unm.edu for more information. 

Erin Wilkinson, a professor of linguistics at The University of New Mexico, is helping to chart the future of signed language research. Wilkinson, who is deaf, discusses her recent research on the similarities between American Sign Language and Langue des Signes de Côte d’Ivoire as well as her path to academia and the impact of mobility on the deaf community in part two of her interview. For more on Wilkinson's work, ⁠click here⁠. For the full video interview, visit ⁠UNM on Youtube⁠.

Erin Wilkinson, a professor of linguistics at The University of New Mexico, is helping to chart the future of signed language research. Wilkinson, who is deaf, discusses her recent research on the similarities between American Sign Language and Langue des Signes de Côte d’Ivoire as well as her path to academia and the impact of mobility on the deaf community. For more on Wilkinson's work, click here. For the full video interview, visit UNM on Youtube.

James Cavanagh, a professor at The University of New Mexico, joins It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science to discuss his recently published theoretical review about the Reward Positivity brain signal and its role in linking high level control and low-level rewards processes together.

Cavanagh worked alongside Clay B. Holroyd from Ghent University on the review, which was funded by a grant looking into anhedonia—the decreased ability to experience pleasure as it relates to clinical depression.

Gabriela Guajardo, a graduate student at The University of New Mexico in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies joins It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science to discuss her LoboBITES winning research, Tamalewood: The Sparkling Cinematography of Colonization in the New Southwest, where she looked into the increasing presence of the film industry and the impacts it has had on the state of New Mexico since the debut of Breaking Bad. Guajardo discusses her research, as well as her first hand experience working in the industry.