New Retail Pop-up Stores Coming To Downtown Los Alamos This Holiday Season
Participants in the Scene of Los Alamos MainStreet and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce sponsored 7-week Los Alamos Retail Accelerator Program. Courtesy photo
Scene of Los Alamos MainStreet and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce sponsored 7-week Los Alamos Retail Accelerator Program. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos MainStreet/Chamber News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce have announced the first cohort of the Los Alamos Retail Accelerator Program will be moving into a pop-up retail storefront location this Fall and Winter.
The new storefront, located at 174 Central Read More
Xi Nu Hosts 34th Annual Craft Fair Nov. 13
Jeanie Robinson will be one of the return vendors at the Xi Nu craft fair Nov. 13. Courtesy photo
Quilt to be raffled at Xi Nu craft fair on Nov. 13. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Xi Nu Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi International Women’s Sorority is holding its 34th annual craft fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Crossroads Bible Church at 97 East Road.
Beta Sigma Phi is a service sorority, and this event is the only annual fundraiser of the Xi Nu chapter. All proceeds are donated to charities, local, regional and international.
The event includes a raffle (not a silent auction) of items Read More
Notice: UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board Meets Tonight
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today, Nov. 8 in Wallace Hall, Building 5, on the UNM-Los Alamos campus.
Agenda items will include an update on the Title V Grant and administrative reports from each member of the UNM-LA executive team.
For questions, contact Laci Taylor at 505.663.3407 or ltaylor06@unm.edu. Read More
LANL Physicist Wojciech Żurek Honored In Poland
LANL physicist Wojciech Żurek recently received two Doctor Honoris Causa honors in Kraków Poland. Courtesy photo
Prof. Wojciech Żurek accepts one of two Doctor Honoris Causa honors recently in Kraków Poland. Courtesy photo
Staff Report:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) theoretical physicist Prof. Wojciech Żurek recently received two Doctor Honoris Causa honors.
AGH University of Science and Technology presented Żurek with his first Doctor Honoris Causa Oct. 22 in in Kraków Poland.
Jagiellonian University also presented Żurek with a Doctor Honoris Causa honor during an award Read More
Scenes From ‘The Art Of Parenting Workshop’ For Spanish-Speaking Families Held Saturday At UNM-Los Alamos
Instructor Jose Morales, standing, with parents taking his class, ‘Support, intervention and treatment for the experimentation of substance abuse by young people’ Saturday as part of ‘The Art of Parenting Workshop’ event at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
First Born of Los Alamos, in collaboration
Report Gives New Mexico High Marks For Making Significant Strides In Computer Science Education Access
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico earned high marks for improving computer science education access in a new report that documents computer science education efforts in all 50 states.
Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, released the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy this week.
The report noted the following improvements in New Mexico:
- 44 percent of public high schools offered a foundational computer science course in 2020-21, compared to 32 percent in 2019-20 and
Chart 530: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Nov. 7
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Nov. 7. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools (Nominations Open: ‘Elevate An Educator’ National Contest
Literacy News:
CHICAGO, IL – Freadom, the purpose-driven, lifestyle brand that donates 100 percent of net profits to transformative literacy initiatives, announces the second annual Elevate an Educator contest.
In an effort to pay tribute to the incredible work teachers do, and celebrate those who dedicate their lives to enriching others through education, Freadom calls on students as well as adults to nominate the educator in their life, past or present, that has made a significant impact.
“Now more than ever educators are stepping up as the true heroes of our society,” Freadom Founder Read More
SFCC Presents Events In Recognition Of World AIDS Day
Santa Fe Community College presents ‘Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis’ read from the newly released book, followed by a Q&A with the book’s editor and contributing authors 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will offer two events open to the public via Zoom in recognition of World AIDS Day.
The first event is 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 when several contributors to ‘Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis’ read from the newly released Read More
Scenes From Leadership Los Alamos Session #1: Community & Non-Profit Organizations
LLA student groups volunteer at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA student groups volunteer at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA students playing pool. Photo by Kateri Morris
The LLA students also made blessing bags for the homeless. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA News:
The Leadership Los Alamos class of 2022 kick-started their 9-month program Oct. 15 with their first session: Community and Non-Profit Organizations.
In the morning, they started with an ice breaker and ‘how cookies might change the world,’ by the simple act of building relationships. Read More
AFRL Partners With UNM For New Directed Energy Center
Ph.D. student Khandakar Nusrat Islam, left, and Master of Science degree graduate, Braulio Martinez at work in the UNM Pulsed Power, Beams and Microwaves Laboratory. Courtesy/UNM
Graduate students Alex Newell, left, and Kevin Reilly characterizing a semiconductor diode laser. Courtesy/UNM
Kirtland AFB News:
KIRTLAND AFB — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and Read More
U.S. Green Building Council Designates LEED Gold Award For SFCC’s Automotive Technologies Center
SFCC Automotive Technologies Center exterior. Courtesy/Enterprise Builders
SFCC Automotive Technologies Center vehicle lifts. Courtesy/Enterprise Builders
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces that the U.S. Green Building Council has certified the college’s Automotive Technologies Center at the Gold Level under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction rating system. The building earned 66 documented and approved points.
“SFCC is proud to have achieved LEED Gold for the Automotive Technology Center,” SFCC President Read More
New Report Charts Path For Next Decade Of Astronomy & Astrophysics; Recommends Future Ground & Space Telescopes, Priorities, Investments In Scientific Community
NASENM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASENM) identifies scientific priorities, opportunities, and funding recommendations for the next 10 years of astronomy and astrophysics.
The report presents a visionary plan for the field to pursue discovery and exploration of habitable planets, enhance understanding of the dynamic and changing universe, and study what drives the formation of galaxies. It recommends an ambitious program of investments to strengthen the profession, change how large strategic Read More
LAHS Olions Perform Our Town Nov. 5,6 & 12,13
OLIONS News:
Come out and support Los Alamos High School Olions performing Our Town! A Thornton Wilder play that’s entertaining from beginning to end and displays the talent of our local students.
The performance opens in the small town of Grover’s Corners, with the Stage Manager (freshman Riley Rheinheimer) narrating the daily lives of people living in the town during the year 1901. As time passes, childhood sweethearts Emily Webb (freshman Annie Xie) and George Gibbs (freshman Henry Tholen) realize their love for each other and get married.
Upperclassmen Elijah Hanks, Lizzie Massa, Marcus Read More
LAPS: Thank You For Public Schools Building Act Support!
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) thanks the Los Alamos Community for the strong support of the Public Schools Building Act.
More than 70 percent of the voters approved the continuation of this funding.
“The passing of this referendum is an excellent investment in our students and our community,” Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “I am grateful for the trust the community has placed in the district. We will work hard to continue to make our schools great places for our students to learn and grow.”
LAPS plans to use this funding for landscaping, irrigation, playground equipment, Read More
Jaurigue: Thanks And Appreciation For Support
By ANTONIO R. JAURIGUE
Newly Elected School Board Member
Following the results of our Regular Local Election this year, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the community that elected me.
What has historically been a relatively calm, or boring election, was anything but that this year. There were robust debates online, more Letters to the Editors than I could keep track of, but the community came together to offer support.
I want to send a heartfelt “Thank You” to everyone who supported me. Whether the support came in the form of a donation, time, kind words, or even tough questions, Read More
AGU: 1,000 Years Of Glacial Ice Reveal ‘Prosperity And Peril’
AGU News:
WASHINGTON — Europe’s past prosperity and failure, driven by climate changes, has been revealed using thousand-year-old pollen, spores and charcoal particles fossilized in glacial ice.
This first analysis of microfossils preserved in European glaciers unveils earlier-than-expected evidence of air pollution and the roots of modern invasive species problems. Read More
Musculoskeletal Specialists Offering Training Classes In Los Alamos For Aspiring Massage Therapists
Therapist Kelly Gill works on a patient Tuesday afternoon at Musculoskeletal Specialists at 3500 Trinity Dr. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Musculoskeletal Specialists Owner Steven DiMarino. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Musculoskeletal Specialists at 3500 Trinity Dr. is offering something new when it comes to therapeutic massage.
Owner Steven DiMarino explained that spas offer massages for relaxation, whereas Musculoskeletal Specialists offers manual therapy, which is more like a massage Read More
Los Alamos Federation Of School Employees Congratulates Newly Elected And Returning Board Of Education Members
LAFSE News:
…Educator-endorsed Jaurigue, Green, Spector and Colgan Sweep Elections
Following Tuesday’s election, Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) Union Co-President, Christine Englebrecht and Co-President Trey Pereyra released the following statements:
“We would like to express our congratulations to the newly elected, LAFSE-endorsed, (School) Board member Antonio Jaurigue, and returning Board members Ellen Specter, Erin Green and Melanie Colgan.
We look forward to deepening our partnership as we continue to support and advocate for all our students Read More
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales: New Mexico Social Studies Standards
By HOWIE MORALES
Lt. Governor of New Mexico
Our state is on the verge of a long overdue update to our schools’ social studies standards, and it has some New Mexicans needlessly worried.
The proposed new standards are posted on the (New Mexico) Public Education Department website for public comment through Nov. 12, and more than 500 people have already had their say. One theme comes through loud and clear: Fear.
Fear of change is a normal human reaction, but in the case of New Mexico social studies standards, a noisy minority with a deep stake in maintaining the status quo has seized upon those fears Read More
