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Los Alamos National Laboratory Commits To Advancing Gender Equality In Nuclear Policy

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LANL Director Thom Mason

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory is the first national lab to join Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, a leadership network that brings together heads of organizations working in nuclear policy who are committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equality a reality in their spheres of influence.

“Nuclear policy, like many technological fields, has long been a male-dominated space,” LANL Director Thom Mason said. “As a result, women in the field have too often been marginalized. In joining Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, the Laboratory Read More

Beierschmitt Briefs RCLC On Lab Infrastructure Plans

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LANL Deputy Director of Operations Kelly Beierschmitt shares infrastructure plans with the RCLC Board Friday in Española. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
DOE-EM Manager Doug Hintz of the Los Alamos Field Office updates the RCLC Board during a meeting Friday in Española. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Española – It’s no secret Los Alamos National Laboratory has growing pains. Increased budgets and increased staff are a plus, but the extra projects and people have stretched the infrastructure Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Troy Fernandez Addresses Those Who Provide Emotional Support To Others

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On the job in Los Alamos is Troy Fernandez, LISW, left, speaking about self care during a meeting Tuesday at the Los Alamos County Fire Administration Office. Fernandez shared practical information with members of the Los Alamos County Chaplain Corps and Los Alamos National Laboratory Behavioral Health Response Team on how to monitor personal well being and make self care a priority for those who provide emotional support to others through their work or volunteerism. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
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Night With A Nerd: LANL’s Stephen Schreiber Discusses (Mis)Understanding Radiation Dec. 12

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BSMA News:
 
Division Leader Stephen Schreiber, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Nuclear Process Infrastructure Division discusses facts vs fiction about nuclear radiation, debunking the myth that all radiation is dangerous, at 6 p.m., Dec. 12, at projectY, 150 Central Park Square.
 
In fact, Schreiber argues that most people could achieve improved health and vitality by increasing their exposure to radiation. Intrigued? Come learn more!
 
Admission is free for Bradbury Science Museum Association members and $10 for the general public. Register as space is
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Science On Tap With Dr. Cyler Conrad Nov. 18

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LANL Archaeologist Cyler Conrad will discuss ancestral pueblo turkey management on the Pajarito Plateau at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18 at projectY cowork. Courtesy/LACD
 
LACD News:
 
Join the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18 at projectY cowork, 150 Central Park Square.
 
This On Tap will feature a conversation with LANL Archaeologist Cyler Conrad about ancestral pueblo turkey management on the Pajarito Plateau.
 
Turkeys are a significant component of Ancestral, and Modern, Pueblo life in
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Snyder: The Manhattan Project And The Los Alamos School In Taos

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Students and a master enjoy leisure time in the main room of the Sagebrush Inn c. 1945, a room that doesn’t look so very different today. Courtesy photo

The Sagebrush Inn of Taos as it looked in the 1940s. Courtesy photo

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society

The history of the Los Alamos Ranch School (LARS) is well documented. Two books have been written about the school, and the centennial of its founding was celebrated in 2017.

People in our community are reminded of the LARS years when they see the log and stone buildings along Bathtub Row or attend an event in beautiful Fuller Lodge, structures Read More

LANL Foundation’s Pueblo Outreach Project Receives $1,197,675 Grant From W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Kyle Lynn Martinez and daughter Rosslyn are participants in Taos Pueblo’s Tiwa Babies home visiting program, one of many early childhood programs supported in collaboration with the LANL Foundation’s Pueblo Outreach Project, made possible by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Courtesy/LANLF
 
Tiwa Babies staff unpacks the new laptop that will assist them with program documentation. From left, Katherine Chavez, Jackie Martinez, Aspen Mirabal and April Winters. Courtesy/LANLF
 
LANLF News:
 
ESPANOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s Pueblo Outreach
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Catch Of The Week: Small Business Cyber Updates

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By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
 
Cisco Small Business Router Vulnerabilities
 
Security researchers at SEC Consult/IoT Inspector found numerous security issues for the Cisco RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN router series.
 
Issues included hardcoded password hashes and static X.509 certificates with corresponding public/private key pairs and one static Secure Shell (SSH) host key.
 
Cisco stated that this was an oversight by their developers, and the certificates and keys were never intended to be shipped with the products. The certificates were used for testing
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Military Order Of The World Wars Meets Nov. 19

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MOWW News:
 
This month’s meeting of the The Military Order of the World Wars is Tuesday Nov. 19.
 
David Gubernatis is the guest speaker and his talk is a follow up to last month’s presentation on the process that led to LANL being tasked to produce 30 nuclear pits per year. Gubernatis will discuss the production of those pits.
 
The meeting is in the 2nd floor conference room at the Los Alamos Research Park, west of the South Mesa Fire Station. Parking is available east of the fire station (accessible from southbound lane of the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge) or east of the Research Park building
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