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AlgaStar/BioStim And Los Alamos National Laboratory Renew Research

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Biostim test setup at LANL. Courtesy/AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com

SCIENCE News:

A research team at AlgaStar Inc., a Florida-based biomass R&D cultivation company, reported to the Algae Biomass Summit in 2014 that electromagnetic field (EMF) biostimulation had yielded a 300 percent biomass growth increase and 174 percent increase in lipid oil content in several alga samples over controlled growth conditions.

Part of this research is being carried out by BioStim Inc., AlgaStar’s wholly owned subsidiary located in New Mexico. They are leading a consortium of small businesses as a part Read More

Geoffrion Parker’s ‘Red Tulip’ Juried Into WFWS Exhibit

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‘Red Tulip’ by Kathi Geoffrion Parker. Courtesy photo
 

Art News:

Los Alamos Artist Kathi Geoffrion Parker, a signature member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society, has been juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) 41st annual exhibit at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, in Arvada, Colo. (a suburb northwest of Denver). 

Geoffrion Parker’s painting, entitled “Red Tulip,” was one of 134 selected from among more than 1,065 entries from 12 watercolor societies by nationally known juror Sterling Edwards. The exhibit, which Read More

GFOA Presents County’s OMB Its ‘Distinguished Budget Presentation Award’ For 24th Straight Year

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Deputy County Manager/Chief Financial Officer Steven Lynne

COUNTY News:

The Office of Management and Budget for Los Alamos County was recently notified by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that it has been awarded the “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” for its FY16 Budget.

This is the 24th year in a row that the County has received this prestigious national award. In order to receive the award, the County had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. It must be rated “proficient” in four categories, which contain 14 mandatory Read More

Why Today Matters For Women’s History

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Women suffragists picketing in 1917 in front of the White House. Courtesy/Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument

By PAGE HARRINGTON
Executive Director
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument

One day in 1917, a dozen women gathered in front of the White House to stage a silent protest for women’s right to vote.

Spectators yelled at them, kicked them, and spit on them. They ripped the banners from their hands and threw them onto the ground.

Undaunted, these women brought those tattered banners back to a house across town. They cleaned them — sometimes carefully re-stitching Read More

LANL: Space Scientist Tapped For French Knighthood

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Roger Wiens, right, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s ChemCam project, received the honorary title of knight in France’s Academic Order of Palms. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France, presented him with the insignia. Courtesy/Consulate General of France

LANL News:

  • ChemCam leader honored for touching the lives of ‘ambitious earthlings’

Space scientist Roger Wiens was awarded the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France’s Academic Order of Palms for his work in forging strong ties between the French and American scientific communities.

Wiens is the principal Read More

AAUW Observes Equal Pay Day With Gathering At UnQuarked Thursday

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AAUW News:

The Los Alamos branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will observe Equal Pay Day 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, with a gathering at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.

Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings “catch up” to men’s earnings from the previous year. Los Alamos Branch STEM Liaison to AAUW New Mexico and AAUW New Mexico Co-President, Helena Whyte, will give a short talk to raise awareness about and organize action around the gender pay gap.

The public is welcome at this event and refreshments will be served.

The gender pay gap is a primary Read More

Spring 2016 Lecture Series: ‘European Member Politics And Why We Should Be Interested’

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CIR News:
 
Santa Fe Council on International Relations’ Spring 2016 International Lecture Series will focus on The European Union Under Pressure. 
 
The second of the four lectures will address European Member Politics and Why We Should Be Interested presented by Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin, Senior Fellow for the Future of Europe at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30 at the Atlantic Council, Washington D.C. at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design in Santa Fe. 
 
Beginning with the six founding members of the European
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Attorney General Balderas Joins National Climate Change Coalition

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that New Mexico has joined Attorneys General from across the nation in an unprecedented coalition of 17 top law enforcement officials to protect and expand progress the nation has made in combating climate change.
 
The states agreed to work together on key investigations, such as ongoing or any potential investigations into whether fossil fuel companies misled investors and the public on the impact of climate change on their businesses.
 
“We have been impacted by climate change, and we see its drastic
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Celebrating 100 Years Of The National Park Service

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Redwoods National and State Parks. Courtesy/NPS

 

By Secretary Sally Jewell
Department of the Interior

America’s national parks, monuments and lands are uniquely different — in their make-up and their locale — but they all seek to tell a part of America’s story.

Monday, April 16, we kick off National Park Week: one of our nation’s largest celebrations of nature, history and culture. This year is special because it comes as we celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service — that’s 100 years of protecting America’s best idea!

Over that century, our national park system Read More

Thursday Talk On National Security And Export Controls

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Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn

SFCIR News:

Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn of the U.S. Commerce Department for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will speak 5-7 p.m. Thursday on National Security and Export Controls – A Conversation with Eric Hirschhorn.

This special event is cosponsored by Congregation Beit Tikva and the Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) and takes place at Congregation Beit Tikva, 2230 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. The cost is $15 for CIR members and $20 for non-members and guests..

The discussion (with moderator Philip Goldstone) will

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