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Hilltopper Marching Band Performs In National Parade

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Los Alamos Hilltopper Marching Band. File photo

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Hilltopper Marching Band is set to perform at noon, July 4, in the National Independence Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.

The Hilltopper Marching Band, which left for the nation’s capital Friday, was selected by Gov. Susana Martinez to represent the State of New Mexico in the National Independence Day Parade. More than 50 student-performers in the Hilltopper Marching Band are making the trip to Washington, D.C.

The Los Alamos students’ appearance in the National Independence Day Parade Read More

Interior Department Announces Final Regulations To Ensure American Public Receives Every Dollar Due For Production Of Oil, Gas & Coal

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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― As part of the overall effort to modernize the Nation’s energy regulations, the U.S. Department of the Interior released final regulations that will improve valuation and revenue collection for the country’s mineral resources, ensuring Americans receive every dollar due for production of those resources on public lands and waters.
 
Developed by Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), the rule also provides the clarity and certainty for industry in determining the market value, for royalty
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LAHS’s Devon McCleskey Wins 2016 Jimmy Award!

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2016 Jimmy Award winner Devon McCleskey, front row at right. Courtesy/Terry S. Davis

Devon McCleskey, center, performs in New York. Courtesy/Terry S. Davis

COMMUNITY News:

Actor Devon McCleskey of Los Alamos High School has won a 2016 Jimmy Award.

The eighth annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards were held Monday at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway in New York. McCleskey won for ‘Best Performance in the Ensemble’. 

McCleskey competed at the Jimmys following his win as Best Actor at the Popejoy Awards in May in Albuquerque.

The Jimmy™ Award is named in honor of James M. Nederlander, Read More

Udall Works To Include Technology Transfer Provisions In Premiere Science And Innovation Bill To Boost R&D

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― This week, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall joined the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in finalizing a major science and innovation bill and welcomed the inclusion of provisions that he pushed for to boost technology transfer initiatives. Udall is a champion for tech transfer to jumpstart business and job creation in New Mexico and elsewhere.
 
The latest measures were included in the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (an update of the America COMPETES Act), which was finalized by the Commerce Committee on Thursday.
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Heinrich Joins Fights To Urge Court To Recognize Protections For LGBT Americans

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and 127 Members of Congress filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., arguing that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is already prohibited under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 since these types of discrimination are inherently linked to sex discrimination.
 
Discrimination on the basis of sex is banned under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The amicus brief was lead
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LANL Scientist Robert Atcher Named SNMMI Fellow

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LANL Scientist Dr. Robert Atcher

LANL News:

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has announced the creation of an SNMMI Fellowship recognizing distinguished service to SNMMI as well as exceptional achievement in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at its 2016 Annual Meeting, June 11-15 in San Diego, Calif.

Robert  Atcher, PhD, MBA, a communication specialist in the Community and Public Affairs Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the UNM/LANL Professor of Pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico is among Read More

WIPP To Hold Public Meetings On Permit Modification Request

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WIPP News:
 
The U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office and Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC (Permittees) will conduct two public meetings Tuesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 30, 2016. 
 
3-5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28
Courtyard by Marriott
3347 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico
 
5-7 p.m.
Thursday, June 30
Skeen-Whitlock Building
4021 National Parks Highway
Carlsbad, New Mexico
 
The purpose of the meetings is to provide information to the public on a proposed request to modify the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Hazardous Waste Facility
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Townsite Cleanup Continues In Los Alamos Canyon

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EM-LA Manager Doug Hintze

DOE News:

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) is moving forward with the removal of contaminated soil along the south-facing slopes of Los Alamos Canyon adjacent to the Los Alamos Townsite.

The contaminated soil is primarily associated with legacy outfalls from the Manhattan Project and early Cold War research activities from 1943–1965.

“Cleaning up historical properties from areas within and around the Los Alamos Townsite is among our top priorities. We are committed Read More

Heinrich Blocks Intelligence Authorization Act​ Over Provision To Expand Warrantless Surveillance

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, placed a hold on the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act over a provision in the bill that seeks a massive expansion of government surveillance into Americans’ email, web browser history, and communication through social media platforms without judicial approval.
 
“This represents a massive expansion of government surveillance and gives the FBI access to law-abiding Americans’
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