It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science

Part two: UNM professor helps shape signed language research

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 [https://news.unm.edu/news/erin-wilkinson-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-signed-language-research]. For the full video interview, visit ⁠UNM on Youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6kQym4qSM&t=1s].

Part one: UNM professor helps shape signed language research

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 [https://news.unm.edu/news/erin-wilkinson-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-signed-language-research]. For the full video interview, visit UNM on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6kQym4qSM&t=1s].

Goals vs Rewards: What We Can Learn from Positive Reinforcement

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.

Tamalewood: A Look at the Impact of the Film Industry in New Mexico

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.

Little Lanterns: The History of Farolitos and Luminarias

Luminarias, or Farolitos, are synonymous with the holidays in New Mexico. Dr. Carmella Scorcia Pacheco, a postdoctoral fellow at The University of New Mexico shares the history of these little lanterns, and of one of UNM's oldest traditions, Hanging of the Greens.