Bradbury Science Museum Celebrates Pi Day
Reuben Hersh
LANL News:
Reuben Hersh, professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico, will speak on “Mathematician’s Delight,” noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 14 at the Bradbury Science Museum as part of the Pi Day celebration.
Pi Day is the celebration of the number π (Pi—3.14) and is held March 14 (3/14). Hersh’s talk will demonstrate fun with numbers and triangles, and some puzzles with logic and philosophy.
Other Pi Day events include hands-on Pi activities throughout the museum, and the historic Marchant calculator used by wartime “Rosies” Read More
Free Resource Fair Thursday On How To Do Business With LANL And The Government
RDC News:
ESPANOLA – The Regional Development Corporation (RDC) is hosting the “Resource Roundtable: Opportunities Close to Home,” a free event 1-5 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at Buffalo Thunder Resort.
Three topics will be covered:
- Finance;
- Doing Business with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); and
- Doing Business with the Government.
The event format will facilitate small group discussions between entrepreneurs and knowledgeable resource providers.
Co-sponsoring the event is the Minority Business Development Agency Business Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Members Read More
Jeff Mousseau Named LAESF Scholarship Chair
Jeff Mousseau
LAESF News:
Jeff Mousseau, Associate Director of Environmental Programs for Los Alamos National Laboratory, is chairing the 2014 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund campaign.
Laboratory employees contributed $308,000 to the campaign last year, and Los Alamos National Security, LLC, through its employee match program, gave $250,000.
The 2014 LAESF campaign begins May 19. Scholarship awards range from $30,000 to $1,000 to help students in the seven counties of Northern New Mexico pursue a higher education.
“As the father of five children who have college degrees, I know Read More
SFI Seminar: Natural Evolution of Duplicated DNA — An Evolutionary Stick-Breaking Process
Peter F. Arndt
SFI News:
SFI Seminar Wednesday, March 12, 2014 • 12:15 p.m. • Collins Conference Room • 1399 Hyde Park Road
Peter F. Arndt, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, presents “Natural Evolution of Duplicated DNA — An Evolutionary Stick-Breaking Process.”
Abstract: Recently, an enrichment of identical matching sequences has been found in many eukaryotic genomes. Their length distribution exhibits a power law tail raising the question of what evolutionary mechanism or functional constraints would be able to shape this distribution. Here we introduce Read More
Breaking News: LANL Deputy Director Resigns
Beth Sellers
Breaking News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post just received news that Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Director Beth Sellers has resigned.
Sellers issued the following statement to LANL employees:
“You may soon read news coverage about an issue involving the Laboratory. A family member of mine was awarded a consulting agreement with the Lab in the fall of 2012. At the time, this was not properly disclosed for full evaluation of potential conflict of interest. I realized this mistake several months later and immediately requested a review from Lab Counsel and Audits and Read More
Dr. Richard Sayre Featured Speaker at League Lunch with a Leader March 18
Dr. Richard Sayre
LWVLA News:
Dr. Richard Sayre is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos monthly Lunch with a Leader. The lunchtime event begins at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, March 18 at Mesa Public Library and is open to the community.
Sayre is a senior research scientist at the New Mexico Consortium and Los Alamos National Laboratory. He came to Los Alamos in 2011 and is active in studying genetically modified foods.
Sayre was formerly chair of the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at Ohio State University. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Read More
New LAFD Ladder Truck Heads to Active Service Monday
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department will host a brief ceremony Monday, March 10 celebrating the “push in” of its new ladder truck into active service for the first time.
The public is invited to the 1 p.m. ceremony at Fire Station #1 on West Jemez Road. Officials from Los Alamos County, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the DOE/Los Alamos Field Office have been invited to participate in the ceremony. Read More