Carol A. Clark

LANL Researcher Siddharth Komini Babu Receives 2021 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship

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Siddharth Komini Babu receives an ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, Courtesy/LANL 

LANL News:

Siddharth Komini Babu (MPA-11) has received an Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for Projects in Green Energy Technology.

The $50,000 fellowship supports young electrochemical researchers as they develop battery and fuel cell technology, including research topics that may result in further technological innovation. It is offered by the Electrochemical Society and the Toyota Research Institute of North America, a division of Toyota Motor Engineering Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Sept. 16 Update: 882 New Cases, Totaling 243,962 With 13 New Deaths And 211,892 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced  882 additional COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County reports one new case today bringing the total 638 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 13 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 231 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 54 new cases in Chaves County
  • 22 new cases in Cibola County
  • 6 new
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Hill Stompers Pub Crawl And 21st Birthday Party Saturday

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COMMUNITY News:

The Hill Stompers, Los Alamos’s unique, wacky, festive, quirky adult marching band, turns 21 years old this fall.

To celebrate, they are doing a pub crawl through downtown Los Alamos Saturday, Sept. 18. The fun begins at 4 p.m. at Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. The band then travels to Smith’s at 5 p.m., Boese Bros. Brewpub at 6 p.m., capping off the crawl at 7 p.m. at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. Enjoy great music, drink a craft beer, and party with the Hill Stompers. All venues are family-friendly!

Jeff and Kandice Favorite started the Hill Stompers in the fall of Read More

2021 Museum Hill Community Day Sunday Sept. 19

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The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces that this year’s Community Day is 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Courtesy/DCA

DCA News:

Museum Hill Community Day is back, and the community is invited to attend! The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is excited to announce that this year’s Community Day will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, on beautiful Museum Hill in Santa Fe.  

Bring your family, friends, or yourself to enjoy a variety of activities, music, and performances! Admission will be FREE to visitors Read More

LAPS Foundation Invites Alumni And LAPS Staff To ‘HillHopper Homecoming’ At Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op

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LAPS Foundation News:

While high school students are enjoying the homecoming dance on Saturday night, alumni of Los Alamos High School and LAPS staff are invited to come to Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Central Park Square for a relaxing evening with beer and tacos.

Come and visit with old friends and the teachers who made an impact on your life! The Hillstompers will be stopping by at 7 p.m. during their pub crawl to round out the evening.

Make your plans to come now for this Saturday, Sept. 18! Tickets in advance are $20 for alumni (and those who wish they were alumni) and $10 for LAPS Read More

NMPED: School-based COVID-19 Infections Drop 37 Percent Amid New Protocols Across New Mexico

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NMPED News:

  • Surveillance testing and enhanced safety practices seem to be working

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) reports today that the number of students and staff who were infectious with COVID-19 while on a public school campus dropped 37 percent last week, possibly due to new protocols to keep schools safe for in-person learning.

For the week ending Sept. 11, 504 students and staff members were reported infectious on campus compared to 806 the previous week.

Rigorous surveillance testing, enhanced COVID-safe practices, vaccination clinics and other prevention Read More

McCullough: Why I Want To Serve UNM-LA

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By CHUCK MCCULLOUGH
Candidate For UNM-LA Advisory Board

Do you realize the treasure UNM-LA is in our town? How many lives of high school students, beginning college students, returning to the workforce students, and community folks have been enhanced and enriched by UNM-LA? More than we can count!

Excellent administrators and staff, top-notch faculty, accessible and affordable—UNM-LA is an important part of what makes Los Alamos unique. This branch campus has been a consistently positive, long-standing presence in Los Alamos.

I would like to serve on the UNM-LA Advisory Board because Read More

News From Mars Comes To Downtown Los Alamos

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Central Park Square owner Philip Kunsberg, 4th from left, with members of LANL’s Perseverance Rover team, from left, Sam Clegg, Cindy Little, Amanda Sheridan, Kunsberg, Roger Wiens, Scott Robinson, Roberta Beal and Matthew Brand gather recently in front of the ‘News from Mars’  video display on Central Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Mars is closer than you think. A stroll down Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos can transport you to the surface of Mars via a slide show of pictures taken by the Perseverance Read More

DPU’s Irrigation Booster Pump Station Nears Testing Phase

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From left, RMCI Foreman Alcario Sanchez, Superintendent Lawrence Acosta and DPU Project Manager Clay Moseley outside the new irrigation booster pump station at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

DPU Project Manager Clay Moseley shows the old irrigation booster pump station. The station will be repaired so the Parks staff can use it as their irrigation controls building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The new irrigation booster pump station being constructed at Overlook Park Read More

Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Hears From Eastern Navajo Land Commission Executive Director Larry Rodgers

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Executive Director of the Eastern Navajo Land Commission Larry Rodgers speaks Tuesday afternoon to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Kateri Morris

From left, Executive Director of the Eastern Navajo Land Commission Larry Rodgers, his daughter Kateri Morris and son-in-law/Rotary President Oliver Morris. Photo by Bob Hull

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Land owned by the Navajo Nation is described as a checkerboard; it is interspersed with federal, state and private land statuses. The Eastern Navajo Land Commission is helping Read More