PBS Science Café: Black Holes—Masters Of The Milky Way July 16
July’s PBS Science Café examines the birth, evolution, and death of black holes with Dr. Rick Wallace in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Courtesy photoHalf A Million People Urge U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Not To Abandon Red Wolves
ESC News:SCAM ALERT: Attorney General Balderas Warns New Mexicans Of Prize Offer Scams
From the NM Office of the Attorney General:Cindy Leyba Accepts Program Specialist Position For SUN PATH Project At UNM-Los Alamos
Cindy Leyba. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos is pleased to announce that Cindy Leyba has accepted the Program Specialist position for the SUN PATH project. For the past 12 years, Leyba has served as Operations Manager of the UNM-Los Alamos Bachelor & Graduate Programs through Extended Learning.
“I am excited to be part of the SUN PATH project and look forward to the opportunity to work closely with our consortium members,” Leyba. said. “I will be working with UNM-LA Emergency Medical Services program to help students proceed from entry level credentials through Read More
Los Alamos Computational Scientist Wins 2016 Carcinogenesis Young Investigator Award
LANL’s Ludmil Alexandrov wins 2016 Carcinogenesis Young Investigator Award.
LANL News:
Ludmil Alexandrov, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Theoretical Biology and Biophysics group, is the winner of the 2016 Carcinogenesis Young Investigator Award. Given biennially by the journal Carcinogenesis: Integrative Cancer Research, published by Oxford University Press, and the European Association for Cancer Research, the award recognizes a recent significant contribution to carcinogenesis research by an investigator under the age of 40.
“Ludmil’s research uses large-scale computational Read More
Letter To The Editor: Guns, Roses, And Race
By Dr. DOUGLAS T. REILLYWe remember the race riots of the late 60’s. My wife and I lived in Cleveland, Ohio; we were students at Case Western Reserve University.
She was in the School of Nursing, and I was a physics graduate student at Case. We heard and watched the riots in Watts on radio and TV. When Hough burned, we watched it from near our apartment in Cleveland Heights.
I was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in and around Newark. I remember hearing and watching Newark burn and news from family and friends. I remember when four students were killed at Kent State, not far from Cleveland.
Los Alamos County’s 42nd Triathlon Needs Volunteers
Volunteers help in timing tent before the 2015 race begins. Courtesy photo
A volunteer directs cyclists during the 2015 race. Courtesy photo
A young volunteer provides water to thirsty athletes in the 2015 competition. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Recreation Department is again preparing for the 42ndAnnual Triathlon set for Saturday, July 30.
This year’s format will be different than previous races with the addition of a separate Junior Triathlon starting 30 minutes before the regular Triathlon begins. The traditional Kids’ Triathlon also happens at Read More
How Scientifically Accurate Is ‘The Martian’?
Mars. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Is The Martian movie far fetched? What is the atmosphere like on the surface of Mars? How long can an astronaut survive there?
Astrophysicist Rick Wallace will lead a full-dome planetarium show and discussion of Mars at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, including the challenges, opportunities and realities of this red planet. This fascinating Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) program is in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.
For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visit www.peecnature.org Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Create Tax Credit For Energy Storage
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
- Legislation establishes incentives for business and home use of energy storage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has introduced S. 3159, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Angus King (I-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), to establish investment Read More
Williams: Police Killed From 1800 To 2015
Chart by Joel Williams
We’ve had a downward trend since the mid-1970’s. The low now appears to be about 110-125 per year (about like post WWII). Makes me wonder what will bring on the next wave. Read More
Los Alamos Embraces Pokemon Go!
A group is spotted Tuesday playing Pokemon Go! near Romero Cabin in downtown Los Alamos. Pokemon Go! is a new phenomenon sweeping the nation. The mobile game has already surpassed Tinder and is soon to overtake Twitter as the most actively-used Android and iOS app. It is an ‘augmented reality game’ wherein players’ physical locations are tracked via GPS as they travel around town looking for imaginary creatures called Pokémon, which ‘spawn’ for all players simultaneously at different areas. Players meet each other while searching for Pokémon and work together to track them down as part of a Read More
Raffi Andonian Presents ‘Money Talks’ July 21
Don’t let this happen to you! Come to Raffi Andonian’s ‘Money Talks’ presentation at 6 p.m., July 21 at Fuller Lodge. Register by sending an email to randonian@ft.newyorklife.c
Letter To The Editor: Kudos To Fire Department
By CAROL BRONISZKudos to the Los Alamos Fire Department for the handling of the North Mesa fire on Tuesday. Their quick and skillful response prevented what could have been a disastrous situation with the current dry conditions.
I wish to convey a personal thank you to all of the firefighters who did an outstanding job. Read More
Eastern NM Counties Receiving Federal Assistance For Community/Economic Development Training
USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner
USDA News:
- National Program Provides Economic Development Assistance in Rural Areas
USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner announced today the selection of the East Central New Mexico region to participate in the Stronger Economies Together (SET) program.
The SET program is joint initiative between the Western Regional Rural Development Center at Utah State University, New Mexico State University (NMSU) Cooperative Extension and USDA Rural Development to provide assistance in community and economic development Read More
U.S. Suffers $8 Billion In Climate-related Disasters
Elevated tornado activity linked to climate change. Courtesy/commons.wikimdia.org
NATIONAL News:
We are only halfway through 2016 and the United States has already seen eight weather and climate-related disasters* that have each met or exceeded $1 billion in damages.
These eight disasters resulted in the loss of thirty lives, and caused at least $13.1 billion. Since 1980 the United States has sustained 196 weather and climate disasters in which overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion. The total cost of these 196 events exceeds $1.1 trillion.
We are only halfway through Read More
SFCC Offers Seven New Degrees And Certificates
SFCC News:- Certificate in Architectural and Interior Design Software;
- Certificate in Architectural and Interior Design Technologies; and
- Associate in Applied Science in Architectural and Interior Design.
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone: Perspectives On A National Conversation
By Chief Dino SgambelloneRecent events at the national level have re-ignited a passionate conversation about police-community relations.
Locally, this conversation, along with the murder of five Dallas Police Officers and police shooting deaths in Louisiana and Minnesota, has also generated some concern within the community. Specifically, citizens want to know how Los Alamos Police Department officers are trained and what policies are in place that address racial bias and overall professional conduct.
The Los Alamos Police Department Read More
County Council Proclaims July 14-17 ‘Los Alamos ScienceFest Weekend’
Los Alamos MainStreet Director Suzette Fox, right, accepts a proclamation from County Councilor Kristin Henderson declaring July 14-17, 2016 as ‘Los Alamos ScienceFest Weekend’ in Los Alamos County during this evening’s County Council meeting in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
Letter To The Editor: Support Expressed For County’s Sheriff And Police Department
By PATRICK BRENNER, Republican Candidate In light of recent events, I offer my full fledged support of our County’s Sheriff and Police Department. Thank you for everything you do.
I am jumping into the quagmire of the Sheriff feet first. I am stumped by the amount of vitriol surrounding the elected position that Sheriff Lucero has legitimately won and is in his 2nd term. What could cause a County Council to systematically reduce the role of our Sheriff to virtually nothing and then ask the voters whether they’d like to remove the Office of Sheriff from our town permanently? Read More
LAYSL Soccer Week Aug. 9-11
Here is a link for on-line registration: https://nmysa.regfox.com/nmysa-soccer-camps-los-alamos. Read More