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Governor To Announce Funding To Commercialize Products Created At New Mexico’s Labs And Universities

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Gov. Susana Martinez

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will announce funding to help develop and commercialize several innovative products that are the result of partnerships between researchers at New Mexico’s laboratories and universities, and the private sector.

The initiative is through the Technology Research Collaborative, which the Governor reestablished in 2013 and allows teams of researchers to compete for funding to bring their products into the marketplace.

Check back at ladailypost.com for full details. Read More

Los Alamos Kids To ‘Kick Butts’ Wednesday

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Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids News:

  • State Leaders Urged to Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Wednesday is National Kick Butts Day, an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use. Kids in Los Alamos and throughout New Mexico will stand up to Big Tobacco as they join thousands of young people nationwide for Kick Butts Day.

More than 1,000 events are planned across the United States and around the world for this annual day of youth activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

On Kick Butts Day, kids demand that Read More

Join Cub Scouts At Pinon Elementary!

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Cub Scout Pack 326 News:

If you have a boy in grades K – 4th at Pinon Elementary School, please join us at Pack 326’s annual Pinewood Derby. Families will get a chance to learn more about our pack and scouting at Pinon. Free pizza will be served while you watch the boys race cars they built.

The event is noon Saturday, March 19 at White Rock Baptist Church on N.M. 4 in White Rock.

Contact Cubmaster Jason Allen, with any questions, pack326@outlook.com. Read More

Youth Grades 10 Through 12 Invited To Special Retreat

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UCLA News:

 

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is offering a two-day, comprehensive sexuality course/retreat for youth in grades 10 through 12.

 

The retreat begins 7-11 p.m. Friday, April 8 and resumes 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9. There is a $30 fee to cover food costs.

The course/retreat uses the Our Whole Lives (OWL) curriculum for grades 10 through 12. The OWL course helps high school youth gain the knowledge, life principles and skills they need to express their sexuality in life-enhancing ways. It puts sexuality into the context of values and personal responsibility, helping Read More

Planetarium Feature Film Premiere: Mysteries Of The Unseen World March 12, 13, 26, & 27

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Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
There is still time to see the latest nature center full-dome planetarium film, Mysteries of the Unseen World. Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is showing this fascinating film in the planetarium at 2 p.m., March 12, 13, 26, and 27.
 
This planetarium film lets us embark on an adventure to discover unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our view. With the help of technology, we can unravel the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small or simply invisible.
 
Mysteries
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Climate Change Lecture At Nature Center March 15

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Dr. Phil Jones, project leader, scientist and musician. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
What does the future hold for our climate?
 
At 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium, Dr. Phil Jones will reveal how his team is working to predict future sea-level rise, arctic change, and ocean circulation.
 
Like Oracles of the past, climate models must be asked the right questions and can sometimes speak in riddles. Dr. Jones will discuss plans for both improving the questions and the interpretation of future predictions. This
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LAPS: Invitation To Community Conversations On Strategic Plan And 2016-17 Budget

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LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board and Community Budget Committee invite parents and interested people from Los Alamos to attend and participate in a conversation about the draft Strategic Plan and 2016-17 LAPS budget proposal.

The first meeting, scheduled for March 15, will begin with an overview of the draft Strategic Plan followed by a review of the School Funding Formula, results from the Legislative Session, and considerations for 2016-17 budget. The School Board and Budget Committee want to hear ideas and suggestions from parents and community members.

The second and third meetings, Read More

Cassandra Storms Wins 4-Way Test Essay Contest

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Essay contest winner Cassandra Storms shares her 4-Way Essay at the March 1 Rotary meeting at the golf course. Courtesy photo

Essay contest finalists Cassandra Storms, Tanna Hollander and Gloria Ramos wait with LAMS teacher Suzanne Montoya to read their essays. Courtesy photo

LAMS News

Cassandra Storms’ winning essay earned her $200 in the Rotary Club of Los Alamos 4-way Test Essay Contest March 1 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Tanna Hollander won $100 for her second place essay and Gloria Ramos won $50 for her third place essay.

The subject of the essay was how using Rotary Club’s Four-Way Read More

SFCC Students And Faculty Receive New Mexico Film Office Give Back Funds

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Recipients of the New Mexico Film Office Give Back Funds: SFCC students, from left, Adriel Takashi Soloway and Regina Nein and SFCC faculty members Jonathan Mugford and Diana de Aguinaga Pettersson. Courtesy photo
 
SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College’s Film Program announces that two students and two faculty members are recipients of funds from New Mexico Film Office’s Give Back Fund.
 
In partnership with New Mexico Film Resource and the Santa Fe Community College Foundation, cash awards are given to students for exceptional
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training – Openings Available To Community

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Courtesy/JJAB

Courtesy/JJAB

JJAB News:

The Los Alamos JJAB has space available in the Youth Mental Health First Aid training taking place this weekend.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is an evidence based, nationally recognized and accredited course that teaches adults who work with youth how to identify symptoms of different types of mental illness.

As with any first aid class, there is an action plan to help a youth in crisis. Trainees learn how to assess the person for risk of harm or suicide, listen non-judgmentally, give reassurance, and encourage the person to seek professional help.

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