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Thornburg Foundation Names Bill Wadt Of Los Alamos The 2026 Philanthropist On The Year

2026 Thornburg Philanthropist of the Year recipient Bill Wadt of Los Alamos addresses the crowd gathered Thursday, April 16, at Sandia Resort in Albuquerque. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladaily/post.com

Thornburg Foundation President Allan Oliver presents the 2026 Thornburg Philanthropist of the Year award to Bill Wadt of Los Alamos on April 16 at Sandia Resort in Albuquerque. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladaily/post.com  

2026 Thornburg Philanthropist of the Year recipient Bill Wadt holds his award and is surrounded by, from left, LANL Foundation Vice President for Operations and Advancement Read More

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Marks 10th Anniversary In Los Alamos

Community members and officials gather at Fuller Lodge on April 8 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Los Alamos. Photo by Mark MacInnes/ladailypost.com

The first permanent site manager for the Los Alamos unit of MAPR, Nicholas Murray, addresses the crowd at the 10th anniversary celebration on April 8 at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Mark MacInnes/ladailypost.com

By MARK MACINNES
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, April 8, at Fuller Lodge. The event drew Read More

New Documents Have Been Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Catch Of The Week: Roblox Cheat Codes Lead To Breach

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Fun new game: guess which link in a chain of events caused a major cloud platform breach this week.

A. Was it a sophisticated zero-day?
B. A nation-state attack on critical infrastructure?
C. A hard-to-detect supply chain implant buried in open source code?

Nope. Someone at a small AI startup was looking for Roblox cheats. Yikes!

Not even joking here! Researchers at Hudson Rock traced the Vercel breach that came to light this weekend all the way back to February, when an employee at Context.ai downloaded Lumma Stealer malware while Read More

New Documents Added To Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

 

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Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted before April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Contract Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Heinrich Meets With White Sands Missile Range Leadership

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, 3rd from left, meets with White Sands Missile Range leadership for update on the range’s critical role in strengthening New Mexico jobs and advancing national security, April 10, 2026. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

LAS CRUCES — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, met with White Sands Missile Range Senior Commander Colonel Andrew R. Morgan, Command Sergeant Major Hermes F. Acevedo, U.S. Navy Commander Patrick D. Smith, Chief of Staff Patrick Curran, and U.S. Navy Detachment Site Director Abran Parra to receive Read More

LANL Foundation Awards Over $1 Million In Scholarships To Northern New Mexico Students

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its scholarship awards, recognizing the achievements of outstanding students across Northern New Mexico as they pursue higher education.

This year, 163 students have been awarded scholarships totaling nearly $1.2 million to pursue bachelor’s degrees.

Since 1999, the LANL Foundation has awarded nearly 2,900 scholarships, approaching $15 million in total funding. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the workforce of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Read More

Y Fitness Instructor Raj Vaidya Shares Health & Wellness Philosophy With Lori Thompson’s Sports Lit Classes

Los Alamos High School English Teacher Lori Thompson on Friday introducing longtime YMCA fitness instructor Raj Vaidya to her students. Vaidya, a LANL retiree, shared his philosophy on health and wellness during his presentations to all three of Thompson’s Sports Lit classes. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More