LANL: Delays On West Road Amid Tree & Shrub Removal
Map of work areas and trail closures. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- West Road will remain open, limited access to trails
Drivers should expect minor delays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, excluding Fridays through Feb. 28 on West Road.
Trees and shrubs are being removed to improve driver safety and reduce fire danger concerns due to vegetation growth along West Road. Drivers are asked not to park on West Road for the safety of workers.
Please park at the ice rink.
For the safety of trail users and workers, the Reservoir and Devaney-Longmire trails are closed 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The trails Read More
Call For Nominations For Centerra Los Alamos And LANL Foundation Annual Excellence In Teaching Award
Nominations are open for the Centerra Los Alamos & LANL Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award. Courtesy/LANLF
LANL Foundation News:
Nominations are now open for the annual Excellence in Teaching Award.
Centerra Los Alamos, the Laboratory’s proforce contractor, in partnership with the LANL Foundation, created the Excellence in Teaching Award to honor teachers and bring encouragement and support to the education profession in Rio Arriba County and Pojoaque, where the majority of Centerra’s employees reside and raise their families.
Since 2016, the Excellence in Teaching Award, Read More
N3B Community Commitment Funding Supports Local Organizations In Northern New Mexico
N3B’s Community Commitment charitable giving of $213,235 benefited five counties this past year. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) contributed $483,235 to Northern New Mexico community groups and workforce development in 2021.
The milestone marks the third year N3B’s Community Commitment program has donated more than $400,000, following $414,444 in 2019 and $543,000 in 2020.
The amount is based on a commitment made when N3B formed in 2018. At that time, the company decided to donate five percent of annual fees earned each year from its Department of Energy Read More
Longenecker & Associates Awards Two $5,000 Scholarships To Northern New Mexico College Students
Check presentation, from left, L&A Project Analyst Ruby Rincon, L&A Manager Lindsay Wallace, L&A President John Longenecker, NNMC Major Gifts Officer Judith Pepper and Former NNMC Vice President for Finance and Administration Ricky Bajarano. Courtesy/Longenecker & Associates
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Longenecker & Associates (L&A), a subcontractor of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract, has established a scholarship fund to help Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) students prepare for careers in the Department Read More
LANL Foundation: Nominations For 2022 Excellence In Teaching Award Open Monday Feb. 14
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA –– Centerra Los Alamos, the Laboratory’s proforce contractor, in partnership with LANL Foundation created the Excellence in Teaching Award to honor teachers and bring encouragement and support to the education profession in Rio Arriba County and Pojoaque.
These regions are where the majority of Centerra’s employees reside and raise their families. Award nominations are encouraged and the application for nominations opens Monday, Feb. 14.
Qualified nominees must have taught at their current K-12 public, Tribal, or charter school in Rio Arriba Read More
NMPED: State Poised To Transform High School Education
New Mexico Education Secretary Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is well positioned to transform the high school experience and high school outcomes with a game-changing expansion of educational pathways to college and career, according to a report released today by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation.
The New Mexico Comprehensive College and Career Pathways Assessment Report highlights innovative practices already occurring in New Mexico schools and recommends parallel and interconnected Read More
Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Shares New Greenhouse Case Studies, Launches UbiGro.com AgTech Website
Image from the new https://UbiGro.com website. Courtesy/UbiQD
BUSINESS News:
UbiGro is the company’s revolutionary greenhouse spectrum control technology that utilizes fluorescent quantum dots to enhance crop growth.
UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based deep tech company specializing in nanomaterials innovation, announced today that it has released new plant trial data and launched a new website for its greenhouse industry-focused brand.
UbiGro incorporates UbiQD’s quantum dot technology to create a new layer of light in a greenhouse that enables growers to create a more optimal spectrum Read More