Virginia Tech Researchers Receive $2.9 Million Grant With China To Study Infectious Diseases
College of Science researchers Kate Langwig, right, and Joseph Hoyt, left, received a grant to understand the long-term host and pathogen dynamics of white-nose syndrome in bats. Courtesy/Virginia TechNight With A Nerd: Dr. Phil Goldstone On Thinking About Nuclear Deterrence In Today’s World
BSMA News:
The community is invited to join Dr. Phil Goldstone Sept. 12 as he explores how the invention of nuclear weapons 75 years ago changed international affairs – and also the existential framework of a large portion of the world’s people.
It’s now long beyond the confrontations of the cold war, and the world’s largest weapons stockpiles have been greatly reduced. Yet nuclear weapons issues are now present and rising, with Russia (again), Iran and North Korea looming large in the news—and with the playing field changing weekly, it seems.
Modern war has held some “conventional” Read More
McClenahan: Los Alamos University Provided Top-Notch Technical Education
By Heather McClenahan
Los Alamos Historical Society
With World War II over in mid-August 1945, uncertainty surrounded almost everything about Los Alamos, from what would happen to the laboratory to what would happen to the many young men who had been assigned there by the U.S. Army.
The Special Engineer Detachment brought in hundreds of GIs with scientific and technical backgrounds to work on all aspects of developing the atomic bombs. Like tens of thousands of other soldiers after the war, they awaited orders from their Uncle Sam to muster out and return to civilian life, orders that were months Read More
UNM Provost And Vice Provost Visit UNM-LA
UNM Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez, right, visits with faculty and staff Thursday at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. James Paul Holloway and Senior Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez traveled to town Thursday to visit UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
At UNM-LA, Dr. Holloway toured the campus and met with faculty, staff and campus leadership. UNM-LA Advisory Board members Michelle Hall and Pat Soran also attended the meeting.
“UNM is a critical Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum Aug. 22-23
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the New Mexico Public Education Commission meeting 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 23 at 300 Don Gaspar in Santa Fe.
A quorum may be present, however no action will be taken. Read More
EENM: State Of Education In New Mexico
By ROXANNE MITCHELLOffice Of Science & Technology Accepting Applications For New Mexico SBIR/STTR Grants
- Phase II grants – $100,000; and
- Phase I grants – $25,000.
Robotics Night @ Bradbury Science Museum Aug. 23
Retired Teachers Celebrate NOT Back To School Day
Retired LAPS staff, students and teachers went back to school Thursday but retired LAPS staff enjoyed their annual NOT Back to School gathering at Trinity on the Hill. CEO Matt Schmidt and the Los Alamos Schools Credit Union sponsored the space for the event. Courtesy photo
Retired Los Alamos Art Teacher Petr Jandacek shows his creative side at the annual NOT Back to School get together Thursday at Trinity on the Hill. Courtesy photo Read More
LAPS Safety Team Leaders Attend PREPaRE Training
LAPS News:
As part of back to school professional development – principals, counselors, nurses and other site safety team leaders attended a day-long training called PREPaRE from the National Association of School Psychologists.
It is a prevention and intervention model designed specifically for the unique school environment.
PREPaRE is one of the first comprehensive training curriculums developed by school-based professionals with firsthand experience.
Specifically, the PREPaRE model emphasizes that, as members of a school safety and crisis team, LAPS administrators and mental Read More
PEEC: Explore Early Days Of Space Exploration Tonight
Join Galen Gisler and Peter Polko in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 to explore the early days of human space exploration. Courtesy/NASACNN Hero: Roger Montoya Of Moving Arts Española
Roger Montoya of Moving Arts Española is being recognzed as a CNN Hero. Courtesy/CNN
Staff Report
Roger Montoya, co-founder and artistic director of Moving Arts Española is being recognzed as a CNN Hero. CNN Heroes honors everyday people for their selfless, creative efforts to help others.
Struggling with HIV and the loss of many friends to AIDS, Montoya moved home to Española in the late 1980s. Immersing himself in painting helped restore his health and he realized that the healing power of the arts could also help children in his culturally-rich community, which has long suffered from high Read More
Best Of Both Worlds: Asteroids And Massive Mergers
UA News:‘An Afternoon In Provence’ Tickets Still Available; Wine And Food Plus So Much More
Preview auction items on the event website. Courtesy/LAPSF
LAPSF News:
Tickets are still available for “An Afternoon in Provence”, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock.
The fundraising event is put on by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and Pig + Fig Café as part of A Taste of Knowledge, which raises money for all Los Alamos Public Schools.
Tickets to “An Afternoon in Provence” are $60 and can be purchased at www.tok.givesmart.com.
While the five wine and food pairing stations are the stars of the show, they are not the only attractions. The event will feature silent
Los Alamos High School Yearbooks And Living Treasures Profiles To Be Digitize On Kiosks
By CAROL A. CLARK
Thanks to a generous donation by Enterprise Bank & Trust, the LAPS Foundation is arranging to purchase two large touch screens to display the content, one for the lobby of LAHS and another one for the bank lobby.Scenes From First Day Of School At Mountain
A crosswalk guard on the job this morning ensuring students cross the street safely to Mountain Elementay School at 2280 North Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students exit a bus and head into their first day of school for the 2019-20 school year this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students check out class schedules on the first day of school this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students pose for a first day of school photo this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos School Bond Election Will Fund Remodeling Of White Rock Schools If Passed By Voters
Los Alamos School Board President Ellen Ben-Naim updates the Board on the upcoming school bond election during Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comDuring the summer, the Los Alamos School Board passed a motion to go forward with a School Bond Election on Nov. 5, the day of the election for School Board and the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board.
According to School Board President Ellen Ben-Naim, cost was an important reason. The district will not have to pay for a Special Election Read More
Registration Required For Free Estate Planning Workshop At 2:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 22
First Day Of School At Barranca Reveals New Building
A sneak peek into the new two-story building at Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
A look at the new two-story building at Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
On the first day of school, Barranca Elementary will be opening the doors to a new two-story building.
The project is on budget and is especially designed for the school’s project-based learning.
The new rooms include up-to-date technology to enhance the learning process.
The two-story building includes a new lobby which gives the school a single point of entry for enhanced security. Part of the remodeling Read More
Robinson Talks About Bears At Rotary Meeting
County Councilor James Robinson, co-founder of Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, talks bears at the Tuesday Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Linda Hull