The University of New Mexico has announced the promotion and honor of seven faculty to the rank of distinguished professor. The rank of distinguished professor is awarded to faculty who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, and are nationally and.
22 January 2021
by: Adam D. Cohen
Angela Wandinger-Ness, director for education, training and mentoring at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the 2020 Lifetime Mentor Award from AAAS. (Neil Orman/AAAS)
Last February, Angela Wandinger-Ness, a pathologist who serves as associate director for education, training and mentoring at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the 2020 Lifetime Mentor Award from AAAS.
The annual award honors researchers who, for 25 years or more, have positively impacted the atmosphere of a department or institution by mentoring students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM fields, including women, African American, Native American and Hispanic men, and people with disabilities. For nearly three decades seven years at Northwestern University and 21 years at UNM Wandinger-Ness has worked to increase the diversity of students pursuing doctoral studies in pathology and guide her trai