Education

Science On Tap: Learn About Wild Chimpanzees With UNM Professor Melissa Emery Thompson July 29

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UNM Professor Melissa Emery Thompson will continue the ‘Science on Tap’ series Friday, June 24 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Courtesy/NMNS&H

SCIENCE ON TAP News:

Did you know that the University of New Mexico hosts one of the longest running projects studying chimpanzees in the wild?

University of New Mexico Professor Melissa Emery Thompson, PhD, will describe what it is like to study wild chimpanzees and how her team mines a very unusual resource, chimpanzee pee, to learn about the biology of this endangered species.

She will feature a discussion of her latest Read More

PED Awards $7.4 Million In Community Schools Grants

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Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus

PED News:

…2022-23 funding expands the strategy to 68 NM schools

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) today announced a new $7.4 million investment in the Community School strategy, awarding grants to 68 schools to harness specific techniques, programs and practices shown to improve academic outcomes, especially in schools with high numbers of students from low-income families.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law the New Mexico Community Schools Act in April 2019, and the number of schools applying for and Read More

Heinrich, Lee, Wicker Lead Call For Increased Access To Osteopathic Medical Research Benefitting Rural, Underserved Communities

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 23 lawmakers in a letter urging Acting National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak to expand funding opportunities for research in osteopathic medicine.

Osteopathic physicians have expertise in the musculoskeletal system and receive additional training in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a hands-on technique and non-pharmacological solution to pain management. This type of treatment Read More

LAHS Girls Soccer Team Sponsoring Summer Camp This Week At Sullivan Field

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The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Soccer Team is sponsoring a young girls, ages 3-12, soccer camp this week at Sullivan Field. Open enrolment and drop-ins are welcome. The sessions run 9 a.m. to noon daily. The young athletes are coached by members of the girls varsity soccer team. Grace Haagenstand, left, and Isabel Atencio work with a couple of young hopefuls today at Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from LAHS girls soccer team teaching young girls how to play soccer this week at Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from LAHS girls soccer Read More

Los Alamos County 4-H Shines At District & State Contests

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Emma Brown and Clara Brown. Courtesy/4H

Novice favorite foods placing. Courtesy/4H

Los Alamos County 4-H News:

Los Alamos County 4-H had a great showing at the District and State Contests. This year Los Alamos had 5 Novice, 1 Junior and 5 Senior members participating in the contests.

Novice and Junior members in 3rd through 7th grade participated in the Northern New Mexico District contest held at the end of June in Farmington.

The Senior members, 8th through 12th grade participated in the State Convention held July 11-14 at the New Mexico State University in Los Cruces. The members competed Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: July 22-28, 2022

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for July 22-28:

Friday, July 22, 2022

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 7-12-22
  • 2:45 p.m. — Spring Break Drone video class-  The Footage Locker of Davy Jones
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m.
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Winners Announced For 2022 Spaceport America Cup

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2022 Spaceport America Cup winning team, The University of Sydney. Courtesy/Spaceport America

New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales with NMSU’s Atomic Aggies. Courtesy/Spaceport America

SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

SIERRA COUNTY — Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) have announced the winners of the 2022 Spaceport America Cup brought to you by Sierra Space.

The University of Sydney took home the overall winners’ trophy after impressing the judges with their 30,000 ft rocket launch.

Over 1,300 participants attended the 2022 Spaceport America Cup Read More

Zia Credit Union Invites Residents To ‘Chip In’ For Kids

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Zia Credit Union member Cory Atencio putts for a prize. He missed this time, but he still contributed to a worthwhile cause. Courtesy/Zia Credit Union 

ZIA Credit Union News:

Zia Credit Union invites the community to take part in an indoor putting green contest being held at its Los Alamos and Santa Fe branches now through Aug. 19.

A completed hole-in-one earns participants a prize, including blankets, Bluetooth speakers, wine tumblers and more.

It only costs a $5 donation for a chance to win, with all proceeds going to support the UNM Children’s Hospital and scholarships for northern New Mexico Read More

New Mexico EDD Announces 29 Interns Have Graduated From Outdoor Economy Workforce Training

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A Santa Fe Children’s Museum Program Assistant doing a planting activity with kids. Courtesy/EDD

A River Source intern assessing the conditions of stormwater outfalls for the City of Santa Fe. Courtesy/EDD

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has announced the second cohort of high school students to graduate from New Mexico’s first paid outdoor industry internship program.

The program, sponsored by ORD, is run by Future Focused Education (FFE), an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that seeks to better connect Read More

New Mexico Higher Education Department Prioritizes Student Mental Health With $1 Million State Investment 

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Indian Education Department Director Nathan Moquino

HED News:

…20 programs to receive $50,000 grants to expand services and outreach 

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Higher Education Department has announced that it will award $1 million to establish and expand mental health services for students on college campuses across the state via funding approved by Gov. Lujan Grisham.

The Department is awarding $50,000 grants to 20 programs across 14 college and university campuses throughout New Mexico as part of its Mental and Behavioral Health Grant Initiative. The funds will be used to expand

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