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SFCC Selects Barry Hubbard, Ph.D., As Dean Of School Of Trades, Advanced Technologies & Sustainability & The School Of Business, Professional Studies & Education

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Barry Hubbard, Ph.D. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has selected Barry Hubbard, Ph.D., as the new Dean of the School of Trades, Advanced Technologies, and Sustainability and the School of Business, Professional Studies and Education.

Hubbard and other candidates participated in an online forum in May. He will begin working at the college July 11. 

SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D., said, “We’re excited to welcome Dr. Barry Hubbard. He’s eager to work with community partners to help promote and develop our programs to provide a pipeline into the workforce. Read More

Pets Of The Week: Bonded Kittens Sawyer & Jack, Butterscotch Pup Carmen, Adoption Event At Bathtub Row!

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Sawyer and Jack are a bonded pair of kittens raised by a loving foster family from bottle babies through wobbly first steps and now ready to find their forever home. Sawyer and Jack are hoping to find a home together. These boys are so inseparable, their fosters say they sometimes can’t figure out where one kitten ends and the other begins. Both boys are neutered, microchipped, FeLV tested, and up to date on vaccines. Apply on the website to adopt them and Española Humane will schedule a meet and greet in Santa Fe with their foster family. Courtesy/Española Humane

In celebration of the Santa Fe Opera Read More

Bandelier Tourism Creates $24,794,000 Economic Benefit

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Pueblo Loop Trail ladder. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 270,716 visitors to Bandelier in 2021 spent $18,963,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 254 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $24,794,000.

“National parks are a vital part of our nation’s economy, especially for park gateway communities where millions of visitors each year find a place to sleep and eat, hire outfitters and guides and make use of other local services that help drive a vibrant tourism and outdoor recreation Read More

NNSA Job Fair For Nuclear Security Enterprise June 29

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will host a virtual job fair for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ET), Wednesday, June 29.

The NSE is looking for the next generation of nuclear security professionals and working to hire over 3,500 new employees in 2022 to join its workforce of over 50,000 strong.

The virtual job fair will include hiring officials from NNSA and its National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites including:

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Dr. Green: Men’s Health Month – Count On Us, Men

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By Dr. JUSTIN GREEN
Los Alamos

It probably comes as no surprise that there are notable differences in the health of men compared to women. But when you take a closer look at the statistics outlining this health disparity, it can be quite alarming. For example, the average lifespan for men is about five years less than women, and there’s been a gradual increase in this gap over the years. Men are also twice as likely as women to die of a heart attack and significantly more likely to die of cancer. Not only that, but men are also less likely to undergo treatment for mental health conditions, becoming four Read More

Gruninger: It’s Summer – Get Outside And PLAY

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Jacci Gruninger takes her own advice and has some fun! Courtesy photo

By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos

Plato, the Greek philosopher said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

Freidrich Froebel, father of modern kindergarten said, “Play is the purist, the most spiritual, product of man at this stage, and it is at once the prefiguration and imitation of the total human life–of the inner, secret, natural life in man and in all things. It produces, therefore, joy, freedom, satisfaction, repose within and without, peace with the Read More

Los Alamos Pumas Take Gold In Durango Soccer Meet

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The Los Alamos Youth Soccer League 05/06/07 Pumas emerge the champions of the Boys U-17 age group at the 2022 Durango Shootout Tournament. Courtesy/Heather Boone

By HEATHER BOONE
LAYSL

The Los Alamos Youth Soccer League (LAYSL) 05/06/07 Pumas were crowned Champions of the Boys U-17 age group at the 2022 Durango Shootout Tournament. The 27th Annual Durango Shootout was held May 20-22.

In the Pumas first game, they faced stiff competition from the NM Rush Academy II team out of Albuquerque. Solid defending and excellent goaltending kept the game scoreless in the first half. Rush had several shots Read More

Free Admission Day And ‘In Search Of Domínguez And Escalante’ Closing Reception June 19

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La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, NM. After Painting by Fred Geary

NMHS News:

Join New Mexico History Museum off the Santa Fe Plaza as it celebrates the run of its exhibition “In Search of Domínguez and Escalante”, Juneteenth, and Father’s Day with a free admission day Sunday, June 19, New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., in the Palace of the Governors.

There also will be a closing reception for the exhibition with light refreshments. 2-4 p.m. (closing reception), Sunday, June 19, 2022, free admission all day.

In Search of Domínguez and Escalante closes after June 19 — this will be the last Read More