Our own Dr. Helen J. Wearing is featured in this New York Times article today April 24, 2020! 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/coronavirus-new-mexico.html

Here are some quotes from the article: 

“Hundreds of lives were saved because of what the state did early on,
and that’s using conservative estimates,” said Helen Wearing, a
mathematician specializing in disease ecology at the University of New
Mexico.

Still, Dr. Wearing, who is part of a virus modeling group working with
state health officials, warned that the state could see new waves of
infection if nearby states loosen stay-at-home restrictions more
quickly.

“As neighboring states ease back, New Mexico could get hit badly,” Dr.
Wearing said. “But right now, we have some breathing space we didn’t
think would exist just a few weeks ago.”

We are proud of you Helen!