Holiday Laser Light Show At NMMNHS Planetarium
NMMNHS News:
Celebrate the holidays with the sights and sounds of laser concerts in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Planetarium.
Two laser systems will fill the planetarium dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and light to envelope the viewer. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
For only four afternoons, families can see favorite holiday songs transformed into a feast for the eyes in Winter Holiday Celebration. This is an ideal program for people of all ages with laser characters, animations, Read More
Entry Gift To National Parks Benefits Bandelier
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BANDELIER News:
Udall Secures Tech Transfer Provisions For N.M. Labs
U.S.SENATE News:
- Provisions in defense and appropriations bills increase funding and direct Energy Department to emphasize tech transfer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall today announced that two major bills passed by Congress last week include key reforms he has championed to improve technology transfer at New Mexico’s national laboratories and create new businesses and jobs in New Mexico.
Udall is pushing the federal government to improve its tech transfer efforts to bring to market research being done at Los Alamos and Sandia national labs as well as White Sands
State Supreme Court Reverses Environment Department’s Attempt To Block AG From Water-Rule Hearings
SIERRA CLUB News:
- Court allows hearing to remain in Roswell in split decision
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down the Water Quality Control Commission’s unprecedented decision to block the Attorney General’s Office from upcoming hearings on the rule that protects New Mexico water from industrial dairy waste.
On another issue, a writ filed by New Mexico Environmental Law Center representing Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, the court, in a split decision, allowed the commission to hold its only hearing on the dairy rule in Roswell.
“The Sierra Club wants a hearing in Roswell, Read More
New Paseo Del Norte/I-25 Interchange Opens Tonight
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — At 8:30 p.m. today, Gov. Susana Martinez, alongside local and federal officials, will open the brand new Paseo Del Norte/Interstate 25 interchange.
Martinez’s administration worked with the Legislature to secure $30 million for the project, which was then combined with additional funding from the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and the federal government. This critical transportation infrastructure project was completed on budget and on time.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, City Councilor Dan Lewis, Bernalillo County Commissioner Lonnie C. Read More
SFCC: Summer Study Abroad Program In Spain
Los Alamos Names New Laboratory Fellows For 2014
LANL News:
- Honorees span sciences in physics, astrophysics, chemistry
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows list expands by five this week as a new group of high achievers is named.
The honorees this year are Christopher L. Fryer, Herbert O. Funsten, John C. Gordon, Jaqueline L. Kiplinger and David S. Moore.
“The sustained scientific excellence demonstrated by the work of Chris, Herb, John, Jaqueline and David exemplifies the outstanding people and capabilities we apply to today’s national security mission, and positions the Laboratory to be prepared to meet future challenges,” Read More
Heinrich Introduces Bill To Establish Tech Transfer Maturation Program
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced S. 2973, the National Laboratory Technology Maturation Act.
The bill would launch a new National Laboratory Technology Maturation Program (NLTMP) at the U.S. Department of Energy to facilitate successful commercialization of laboratory-developed technologies.
The new program would provide funding to each national laboratory to be used by small businesses with a licensed technology from a laboratory, such as Sandia National Laboratories Read More
Reprimanded Los Alamos Surgeon Practicing In Iowa
John Dirk Wassner, M.D.
MEDICAL News:
Former Los Alamos surgeon John Dirk Wassner was granted reinstatement of his permanent Iowa medical license subject to a Consent Agreement Dec. 8.
Wassner, 67, who studied medicine at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, was disciplined by the New Mexico Medical Board, which issued him a public reprimand Oct. 3, 2013 for failing to report an adverse action taken by a healthcare entity in violation of the New Mexico Medical Practice Act.
Under the terms of the Dec. 8, 2014 Consent Agreement, the Iowa Medical Board reinstated Read More
New Mexico’s Drug Overdose Fatality Rate Drops 16 Percent
Gov. Susana Martinez
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez has announced New Mexico’s drug overdose fatality rate decreased 16 percent between 2011 and 2013.
According to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico’s drug overdose fatality rate decreased from first in the nation in 2009 to third in 2012. New Mexico has now fallen below West Virginia and Kentucky in drug overdose death rates. This is the first time since 1992 that New Mexico has not been ranked first or second nationally in drug overdose fatality rate.
“New Mexico continues to work hard Read More
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