LACF Nonprofit Training Session Thursday Feb. 21
LACF News:LAPS: Online Open Enrollment For 2019-20 School Year Begins 8 a.m. Monday, March 4
Open Enrollment for the 2019-20 School Year begins at 8 a.m. March 4. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools will open the online Open Enrollment Application process for the 2019-20 school year at 8 a.m. Monday, March 4.
The Open Enrollment Application process for 2019-20 will differ from previous years. This year, there will be no requirement to complete the Open Enrollment Application in person.
The application will be available online at http://laschools.net/home/registration and may be completed on a smartphone or computer.
If you do not have access to a smartphone or computer, Read More
UNM-LA Late Start Classes Explore Variety Of Topics
UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs‘Student Loan Bill Of Rights’ Passes Committee
House Democrats News: News:Moving Arts Española Gala Draws Mayors; Lab Officials
Welcoming 80 guests to the annual Moving Arts Española fundraising gala are Executive/School Director and Co-founder Salvador Ruiz-Esquivel, right, and his partner Artistic Director/Co-founder Roger Montoya Feb. 2 at Los Luceros Ranch north of Española near the village of Alcalde. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The gala was a joyful event attended by Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, center, and Northern New Mexico College President Rick Bailey, third from left, who introduced Mason to educators including Española Superintendent of Schools Bobbie Gutierrez, Read More
SMU, LIFT Literacy App Tied For Grand Prize In $7 Million XPRIZE Competition
SMU News:NMHU: Santiana Marrujo Accepted To Eight Chemistry Doctoral Programs Across The Country
Santiana MarrujoGov. Lujan Grisham, Reps. Cadena And Salazar Announce Legislation Creating Centers Of Excellence
STATE News:
New Class Trains For Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol
Volunteer Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol group photo in front of Aspen House on Pajarito Mountain, back row from left, instructors Bart Daly, Kathy Brooks, Greg Cagle, patroller Jonathan Doorn and candidates Hermann Geppert-Kleinrath, Malcolm Burns, Jon Dempster and Eva Tourangeau. Front row from left, candidates Kelsey Beisman, Fritz Devendorf and instructor Roman Gallegos. Photo by Verena Geppert-Kleinrath
Celebratory gathering in the lodge, from left, Patroller Allison Chan and candidates Jon Dempster, Malcolm Burns, Dana Duke, Kelsey Beisman, Eva Tourangeau and HermannAfter Pushback, Sponsor Revamps State Lottery Bill
By ROBERT NOTTGovernor Names Five To Serve As UNM Regents
Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Saturday that she has named five people to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents.
Their appointments are subject to confirmation by the state Senate.
Her appointees are:
- Kimberly Sanchez Rael for a six-year term. Rael’s background is in business, and she served on the New Mexico State Board of Finance from 2003 to 2009.
- Sandra K. Begay for a four-year term. Begay, whose background is in science, most recently worked on development and management of renewable energy at Sandia
LAHS Advances To National Science Bowl … Again!
Sponsors Kathy and Steve Boerigter with the Los Alamos High School team from left, Michael Chigaev, Elijah Pelofske, Conner Rittner, Steven Zhao (captain) and Do Vo. The team won the regional competition and is going to the National Science Bowl again. This is the ninth time in the last 10 years that the LAHS team has advanced to represent New Mexico at the national competition. Science Bowl is a nationwide academic competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that tests the knowledge of middle and high school students in all areas of science and mathematics. Courtesy photo Read More
2019 Summer Physics Camp For Young Women
Scene from a previous Summer Physics Camp. Courtesy photoUNM-LA Film Class Visits Reel Deal Theater
Reel Deal Theater owner Jim O’Donnell shows a UNM-LA film class a hard drive that contains a movie and explains that the distributor sends an encryption key to unlock the drive for the time the Reel Deal is renting it. Photo by Nancy Coombs 
Group: A few of the students from the UNM-LA Film Studies class met in the Reel Deal lobby with their instructor, Dr. Cathy Hardy, and Reel Deal owner Jim O’Donnell prior to the film. From left, Robert Kiss, Logan Caspersen, Jim O’Donnell, Cathy Hardy, Lydia Kenamond and Maegan Carter (kneeling). Photo by Nancy Coombs
Lydia Kenamond, RobertLos Alamos Chiropractor Dr. Charles Lenz Selected As UNM-LA SBDC Star Client Of The Year
Dr. Charles Lenz, owner of Los Alamos Chiropractic Center, earned the Small Business Development Center’s Star Client of the Year award. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) has selected Dr. Charles Lenz, DC as the Small Business Star Client of the Year. Lenz is the new owner of Los Alamos Chiropractic Center.
Lenz purchased Los Alamos Chiropractic Center (LACC) July 1, 2018, which has served the Los Alamos community and surrounding areas for more than 30 years. He had joined the LACC as a practitioner in May, Read More
2019 Lectures & Curator’s Coffee Series: ‘The Brain: It’s More Than You Think’ Saturday Feb. 23
2019 Lectures & Curator’s Coffee Series: ‘The Brain: It’s More Than You Think’ Feb. 23 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Courtesy/NMMNHS LAPS: Bus Safety Campaign Starts Monday
Los Alamos Public Schools bus lot. Courtesy photoLANL Foundation: Nineteen Northern New Mexico Students Receive $28,500 In Scholarships
Courtesy/LANL Foundation
LANL FOUNDATION News:
Española — The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation recently awarded $1,500 Scholarships to 19 nontraditional students from Northern New Mexico.
Regional College/Returning Student (RCRS) Scholarships support individuals seeking a certification or two-year degree from a local accredited college, university or trade school after a gap in formal education.
The RCRS program is part of the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund (LAESF), the largest scholarship pool in Northern New Mexico with funding primarily contributed Read More
LANL Foundation: New Team To Lead Northern New Mexico’s Largest Scholarship Program
From left, LANL Foundation Scholarship Program Manager Mike Ammerman, Program Associate Sarah Gissinger and Vice President of Advancement & Scholarship Tony Fox. Courtesy/LANL Foundation
LANL FOUNDATION News:
Española — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, the nonprofit dedicated to strengthening education in Northern New Mexico, welcomes two new staff members to its scholarship program.
Mike Ammerman joins the Foundation as scholarship program manager, transitioning into the position from John McDermon who is retiring in March. Sarah Gissinger was chosen Read More
Talk/Film On Dark Matter This Weekend In Planetarium
Explore the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy this weekend at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium. Astrophysicist Galen Gisler discusses the nature of these phenomena at 7 p.m. Friday and the full-dome film ‘Dark Matter Mystery’ will play at 2 p.m. Saturday. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Unearth the mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy this weekend at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
Astrophysicist Galen Gisler will give a talk called “The Dark Side of the Universe” at 7 p.m. Friday that will explore these phenomena. The following day, the nature center will show the full-dome Read More
