Laura C. Ornelas, PhD

Might be bias but yes, good place and the best people 🤗 #vamoslobos

Sundays are for balloons! Red Rock Balloon Rally was truly enchanting @lcornelas.bsky.social

@katiew.bsky.social

Red Rocks Balloon Rally this weekend was amazing. So glad we got to fly the last day! @katiew.bsky.social

Let it snow!!! ❄️☃️🥶 Stay safe @katiew.bsky.social !

⚠️ The East Mountains have been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning through early Thursday morning. 6-10" of snow is possible. I-40 is already icy and becoming snow packed. Other Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories continue through early Thursday morning. #NMwx

I’ll take a Trace! ❄️☃️🥶

Several inches of snow fell overnight in the northern mountains of New Mexico. Even parts of Albuquerque picked up the first trace of snow of the season! #NMwx

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Awww thank you Melissa!!! 🤗

The Ornelas lab investigates the neurobiology of traumatic stress & alcohol use disorders

Current research in the lab explores the role of corticolimbic circuitry & the endocannabinoid system in regulating maladaptive stress coping behaviors and alcohol drinking #ACNP2026 / @lcornelas.bsky.social

What's the best part of Monday? 🤔

Getting to meet another group of fantastic @acnporg.bsky.social travel awardees 🤩

..and don't forget to say hi to these all-stars at #ACNP2026

My blood pressure 💀

Black and white checkered hot air balloon with blue sky

Two people with hot air balloon in background

Five hot air balloons in the blue sky

Three hot air balloons inflating in dirt field

Sometimes Fridays are for balloons. 13th Annual Post 🦃 Afternoon Fly Fly in the books and live game updates of the @unm.edu Lobos 🏈 winning from the back of the balloon chase truck was extra special @lcornelas.bsky.social

I’m so glad I stopped watching 😂What an evening! Vamos Lobos!

Groomed ski trail with ski tracks and snow covered pines

Ski tracks on a lightly covered slope with pines and mountains in the distance

Pines covered with snow and frost with blue sky and sun shining behind the trees

Ski trail with Pines covered with snow and frost with blue sky and sun shining behind the trees

First time out skate skiing this season - great to have some early season snow in the Sandias. Let’s hope the winter keeps bringing the joy ❄️❄️❄️

Three people holding open the throat of a green hot air balloon during inflation.

Green and red hot air balloon interior with pine tree border

Balloon crew holding on to the basket of a hot air balloon

Green and red and white hot air balloon with blue sky background.

Saturdays are for balloons.

Today we got to inflate Big Pine 🌲 she’s a beauty. With @lcornelas.bsky.social

Snowy ABQ Sandia’s with @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social ❄️☃️

Looks like the Sandias got a dusting of snow overnight! #NMwx

Interested in spatiotemporal decoding of choice and feedback in the human brain?

My lab’s postdoc Rohit Yadav will present these beautiful MEG results from our novelty bandit at #SFN2025 Sunday 11/16, PSTR094.23 / LL8 (top row: explore vs exploit; bottom: reward vs nonreward)

Five people in a hot air balloon basket

Three people in a hot air balloon basket

Two hot air balloons in the sky

One hot air balloon in the blue sky

Beautiful day for balloons with @lcornelas.bsky.social and @davidleyphd.bsky.social

Woop! So glad you got to see it!

Sorry it’s been a warm Fall here Andrew! It’s another La Niña year, which doesn’t help. We are well above normal highs right not but hopefully fall and winter are just running late and they will hit soon!

Fall in ABQ, NM with Max 🍁🍂🐶

Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...

Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

HEELSSSSS!

Oh no!!

So proud of @kwooden.bsky.social for submitting her NSF GRFP today! 🥳

Heather Dyche Accepts Opportunity with U.S. Soccer After 11 Remarkable Seasons Leading the Lobos

From UNM to the world stage, women’s soccer head coach Heather Dyche has announced that she will be stepping down to accept an opportunity with U.S. Soccer, coaching the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team. Go Lobos and go Team USA!

Dang just missed you! Hoping the donation drives at the center in the department helps restock their shelves

I went yesterday to Storehouse and dropped off 200lbs of donations. The line to pick up food hours before they opened was down the street and it broke my heart 💔