Education

PEEC: Raptors; Owls At Nature Center Wednesday

Meet rescued raptors and owls from the New Mexico Wildlife Center Wednesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
The community is invited to visit the Los Alamos Nature Center 6:30 p.m., Wednesday to meet raptors and owls from the New Mexico Wildlife Center.
 
Families also will have an opportunity to learn about local habitats, responsible rehabilitation and what to do if they find an injured animal. This event is part of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Summer Family Evenings series, sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union.
 
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Salon El Zaguán With Nancy Owen Lewis July 12

Dogs for Defense training at El Delirio, Santa Fe, August 1942. SAR AC20-11b, Courtesy/School for Advanced Research
 
HSFF News:
 
Historic Santa Fe Foundation presents the July Salon El Zaguán monthly lecture series with Nancy Owen Lewis on The Hounds of El Delirio and Dogs for Defense: New Mexico’s Canine Warriors.
 
The talk is scheduled for 3 p.m., Thursday, July 12, in the sala of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation offices at 545 Canyon Road, Suite 2, Santa Fe.
 
There is no charge for admission for members and the non-members entry fee is $5. RSVP is required to 505.983.2567
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Rotary Treehouse At Nature Center Takes Shape

Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Laura Loy, Rotary Service Director Oliver Morris, his children Ty Morris and Sierra Morris visit the new treehouse Friday afternoon being built at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Checking out the side of the treehouse under construction at the nature center Friday, from left, Laura Loy, Ty Morris, Sierra Morris and Oliver Morris. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

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DEA Wins National Blue Pencil Award Of Excellence For Its Website Targeting College Drug Abuse

Page from DEA award-winning website at www.campusdrugprevention.gov. Courtesy/DEA
 
DEA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s website for professionals working to prevent drug abuse among college students has received a Blue Pencil Award of Excellence by the National Association of Government Communicators.
 
In July 2017, DEA launched www.campusdrugprevention.gov to support drug abuse prevention programs on college campuses. The website was created as a one-stop resource for professionals working to prevent drug abuse among
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UNM President Stokes: My First 100 Days…

UNM President Garnett S. Stokes
 
UNM News:
 
Saturday, June 9, marked my 100th day as president of The University of New Mexico, a milestone worthy of reflection. If these few months have taught me anything, it’s that I am honored to be part of the UNM community. And that is largely thanks to all of you.
 
Making Connections
 
Outreach and public input will remain a hallmark of my administration. Since my first day, one of my most important goals has been to connect with the people whom we serve. Over my first 100 days I have had numerous opportunities to meet and interact with people
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Ben Rees Wins 2018 Thomas Intrator Scholarship

Ben Rees, recipient of the 2018 Thomas Intrator scholarship. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography. com/

 

LAPSF News:

 

The family of Thomas Intrator has announced that they have selected Ben Rees as the 2018 winner of the Thomas Intrator Scholarship. The scholarship honors Thomas Intrator, who was a distinguished plasma physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

 

Intrator encouraged, fostered and practiced a sense of curiosity. His inquisitiveness and occasional “militant naiveté” defined his approach not just professionally in physics, Read More

Pro Basketball Player Alex Kirk Participates In Knights Of Columbus Scholarship Golf Tournament

Pro basketball player Alex Kirk participates in Knights of Columbus Scholarship Golf Tournament Friday at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. The funds raised from this tournament will be used to award scholarships to Los Alamos High School graduating seniors. For more than 19 years, this tournament has attracted sponsors and golfers from Los Alamos and around Northern New Mexico and has awarded an estimated $145,000 in scholarship money. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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DPU Interns Put Knowledge To Practice

 From left, college students Tyler Mobraten, Preston Torres and Lucas Montoya are working as summer interns at the utilities department. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

kirsten@ladailypost.com

 

College students Tyler Mobraten, Lucas Montoya and Preston Torres are taking their education out of the classroom and into the workplace.

 

All three are serving summer internships with the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities. Their internships began June 4 and run through Aug.1.

 

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Meet & Greet With New LAMS Principal June 25

Brian Easton
 
LAMS News:
 
The Los Alamos Middle School teachers and staff are invited to a “Meet and Greet” with Brian Easton, the new Middle School principal, 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, June 25, in the Middle School library.
 
All LAMS teachers and staff are invited to drop in and get to know Easton.
 
“I am excited to get our new school year started, which begins with me getting to know more of our wonderful staff. I know this is an inconvenient time, but I hope folks will be able to stop by,” Easton said.
 
Light refreshments will be available.
 
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Authors Speak Presents Dr. Stephen LeDoux With A New Book On The Scientific Study Of Human Behavior

Dr. Stephen F. Ledoux and his new book on the scientific study of human behavior. Courtesy photo
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Remember behaviorism? B.F. Skinner’s best-selling book for popular audiences, “Beyond Freedom and Dignity” published in 1971 had everyone talking about behavioral analysis as a tool to change human society and solve global problems. Inevitably, the public moved on to “the Next Big Thing” and behavioral analysis returned to university classrooms.

Dr. Stephen Ledoux has spent his career doing behavioral analysis, now Read More

NM Senior Golf Association Announces Scholarships

Each year the New Mexico Senior Golf Association awards $20,000 scholarships to graduating seniors throughout New Mexico. The candidates are evaluated on several criteria including, grade average, activities participation, and community involvement during their high school careers. This year the Northern Chapter of the NM Senior Golf Association awarded six scholarships to Los Alamos seniors. The chairman of the committee, Jeff Brown presented the scholarships in a ceremony Wedensday at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. From left, Brown, Caleb Hatler, Rodhika Iyer, Junseo Kim, Read More

DEA Names Grand Prize Winner Of Operation Prevention Video Challenge

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA Educational Foundation and Discovery Education awarded Porter Christensen of Pine View High School in Utah the grand prize for the annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge.

Christensen’s public service announcement entitled “Waiting to Die” elicits the visceral experience of opioid misuse while taking viewers inside the mind of one teen’s decision making.

Teenagers across the nation were invited to submit 30-60 second video public service announcements that capture their unique voice in order

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NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch Explains How ‘Doubt And Denial As Challenges To, And In, Teaching Climate Change’ … Fuller Lodge 7 p.m. Today!

EDUCATION News:

Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), will be speaking at 7 p.m. today, June 22,  in Fuller Lodge.

Sponsored by the Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education (cese.org)

Scientists overwhelmingly agree about the occurrence, causes and consequences of climate change. But the public is not so sure. And science education is suffering as a result.

Reviewing recent controversies over the place of climate science in state science standards and summarizing the results of a recent rigorous Read More

Irene Boone Memorial Scholarship Winners Named

Anastasija Draganic and Adah Gellis (not pictured) are the winners of the 2018 Irene Boone Memorial Scholarship. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography.com/
 
LAPSF News:
 
Together with the Los Alamos Public Schools, the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation has announced that Anastasija Draganic and Adah Gellis were chosen to receive the 2018 Irene Boone Memorial Scholarship.
 
The scholarship is awarded to students pursuing a two or four year degree at a college, university or technical-vocational program. It is made possible through the generosity
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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum June 27: Beyond The Neo-Darwinian Evolution Synthesis

Crowd at a Los Alamos Faith and Science talk at the Unitarian Church. Courtesy/LAFASF

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:

Glenn Magelssen presents the fourth talk in the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum summer series Wednesday, June 27. The title of Magelssen’s talk is “Beyond the Neo-Darwinian Evolution Synthesis”. The theme of the 2018 Summer Series is “Purposeful Evolution”.

Most people are familiar with Darwin’s ideas about evolution. For example, natural selection and, more recently, the role that genetics and small random mutations play in the evolutionary process (Neo-Darwinian Read More

Two Future Engineers Awarded Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship

Caleb Hatler and Sophia Li, winners of the Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship, pose with Becky Sims. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography. com/
 
LAPSF News:
 
Caleb Hatler and Sophia Li were recently awarded the Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship, which was created to honor long time Los Alamos resident and LANL engineer Jim Sims.
 
Jim Sims worked for 34 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a design engineer and leader of project engineering teams. Sims was a gifted Mechanical Engineer with a distinguished career. He was essential
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NMHU: Graduate Of Media Arts Plays Key Role In Building New Meow Wolf Exhibits

Dré Gallegos
 
NMHU News:
 
LAS VEGAS, NM A Highlands University media arts and technology graduate is playing a key role in building new exhibits for Meow Wolf, a highly successful Santa Fe immersive and interactive art installation that is expanding to two new cities.
 
Dré Gallegos is the lead technical fabricator for Meow Wolf’s team of eight employees dedicated to installing the technical artwork components for the new Denver and Las Vegas, Nevada, installations estimated to open by 2020.
 
“Dré has an unwavering attention to details and total commitment to seeing
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NMT, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber Partnering To Promote Education, Research, Business Development

NMT News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce are partnering to promote new opportunities in education, research and business development to New Mexicans.
 
The two institutions held a joint ceremony at the Chamber to sign a five-year agreement Tuesday, June 19, formalizing a partnership to promote economic development from Latin America to Albuquerque and the rest of New Mexico.
 
New Mexico Tech President, Dr. Stephen Wells, and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce President
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Isabella Stephens Wins 2018 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship

Isabella Stephens with the book she reviewed to win the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography. com/
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The Friends of the Los Alamos County Libraries, in partnership with the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, have awarded the 2018 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship to Isabella Stephens for her review of the book I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak.
 
The scholarship was created to honor those who love books. Applicants were asked to write a personal narrative concerning an age-appropriate book
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Announces 2018 Scholarship Winners

J. Robert Oppenheimer, 1944. Courtesy/DOE

 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Ten college-bound high school students from Northern New Mexico were awarded scholarships ranging from $3,000-$4,000 during ceremonies at their respective schools. The scholarships are administered by the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee. The students are from Los Alamos, Pojoaque Valley and Santa Fe high schools.
 
This year’s selected students are:
 
Los Alamos High School
 
Phillip Martin: J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Scholarship supported by the committee, awarded to
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