Los Alamos Impacts Highlands Of Guatemala
At Tuesday’s meeting at the Manhattan Project, Rotarian Deborah Simon updates the local club on a project that provides clean water to rural villages in the highlands of Guatemala. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost
Sitting on top of a mesa with nothing but canyons surrounding it, Los Alamos can feel a little isolated from the world; but believe it or not, this small town impacts not only neighboring cities but also countries.
For instance, the local Rotary Club is helping to bring a positive impact in another secluded part of the world – Read More
SFNF Christmas Tree Permits Available Nov. 24
SFNF News:
Follow a familiar family tradition or start a new one this year by cutting a Christmas tree on the Santa Fe National Forest.
Christmas tree permits go on sale Monday at Santa Fe National Forest Headquarters and Ranger District offices. The nonrefundable permits are for personal use only and may be purchased for $10 by check, credit/debit card or cash through Dec. 24. Permit purchasers will receive a tree tag, map and guidelines for harvesting a tree.
One tag is valid for a tree up to five inches in diameter and 10 feet in height. Trees taller than 10 feet and/or wider than five Read More
New Mexico History Museum: Christmas, Fred Harvey, Las Posadas And More
Photo by Hannah Abelbeck
NMHM News:
December events at the New Mexico History Museum begin Friday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m., with Free First Friday Gallery Talk: “Mapping New Mexico”.
As New Mexico morphed into the state we know today, its paper outlines changed the lives of those who called it home. Gather in the exhibition Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, where Librarian Tomas Jaehn will demonstrate those changes via maps, plus explain a cartographic error that determined who was American and who was Mexican. Free admission 5-8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 is the opening of Setting the Read More
LANL Foundation’s Susan Herrera Receives Luminaria Award
LANL Foundation CEO Susan Herrera , right, was honored with a Luminaria Award by New Mexico Community Foundation President and CEO Jenny Parks, left, and Board Chair Sandy Kizser during the Nov. 1 Gala at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Luminarias are selected because they motivate, inspire and support the dreams of others, promote diversity and equity, and build community strength. Photo by Evan HubbardNew Mexico School For The Arts Partners With Whole Foods For Community Support Day
NMSA News:
Thursday, Nov. 20, shoppers at both Whole Foods locations in Santa Fe on Cerrillos Road and St. Francis Road will be directly helping to support New Mexico School for the Arts.
NMSA has been selected to participate in the Whole Foods Market Santa Fe Community Support Day, also known as 5 percent day. Nov. 20, 5 percent of all sales in Santa Fe Whole Foods stores will go to support NMSA’s arts and residence program.
NM School for the Arts will staff tables at both locations throughout the day, with information to share with shoppers about the high school and its dual curriculum comprised Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce Grant To Support Medicaid And CHIP Enrollment for Eligible Children
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced $383,152 for the Connecting Kids to Coverage project at Santo Domingo Pueblo to support increased Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment and retention among eligible children.
The grant was awarded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2014 American Indian and Alaska Native Outreach and Enrollment Grants, which provided $3.9 million for outreach and enrollment efforts in seven states to help reduce the number of children who remain Read More
DOE Awards New Contract To Manage and Operate Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new five-year, $3.2 billion contract to Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) to manage and operate Brookhaven National Laboratory.
The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operations (M&O) contract for the laboratory, which has been operated by BSA for the Department since 1998. A major, multi-program laboratory and an internationally recognized center for scientific research, Brookhaven is one of 17 in a system of National Laboratories Read More
La Jara Prescribed Burn Planned In Santa Fe National Forest
USFS News:
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct an additional prescribed pile burn on the Cuba Ranger District. In addition to the previously announced Cedar Springs and Chaparral prescribed burns, the La Jara prescribed burn may be conducted through next March, only on favorable days as conditions allow.
The La Jara prescribed pile burn is a total of 275 acres in the area northeast of the community of La Jara. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective Read More
LANL: Using Wikipedia To Forecast Diseases
Scientist Sara Del Valle and her team observe findings from their research on disease patterns from analyzing Wikipedia articles. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Los Alamos research published in Public Library of Science
Scientists can now monitor and forecast diseases around the globe more effectively by analyzing views of Wikipedia articles, according to a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
“A global disease-forecasting system will improve the way we respond to epidemics,” scientist Sara Del Valle said. “In the same way we check the weather each morning, individuals and public Read More
DOE Secretary Moniz, Senator Alexander, Other Members Of Congress To Make Major Investment Announcement Friday
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday morning, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will join U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Representatives Eric Swalwell, Dan Lipinski, Chuck Fleischmann and Bill Foster to make an announcement on a major investment that will keep the United States on the cutting edge of scientific advancement.
This announcement will mark another step toward President Obama’s and Secretary Moniz’s commitment to promote American leadership in science, technology and innovation. Read More
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