Chris Clark

Greg Moon Art Gallery Calls For Entries In ‘After Dark IV’ Exhibition

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The Greg Moon Art Gallery in Taos. Courtesy/GMAG
 
Taos News:
 
TAOS — The Greg Moon Art Gallery in Taos is calling for entries from artists across the United States for the gallery’s “After Dark IV” show, celebrating the concept of darkness and the varied reactions, which are emblematic to this concept.
 
The entry deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 15.
Entries are being accepted in the mediums of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media, fiber arts, glass and assemblage.
 
Jurors who will be judging the entries
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Think New Mexico Again Recognized Among Top Think Tanks

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TNM News:
 
For the third year in a row, Think New Mexico has been recognized as one of the top think tanks in the world by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program.
 
The recognition came in TTCSP’s eighth annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report,” which TTCSP describes as “the gold standard for think tanks around the world.”
 
Think New Mexico increased its ranking to 56th in the world (up from 57th in 2013 and 70th in 2012) in the Special Achievement category of “Best Advocacy
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‘Culture Day’ At Roundhouse Offers Best Of State Museums And Historic Sites

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State News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs will host “Culture Day” 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday at the State Capitol Rotunda.
 
Interactive exhibits featuring New Mexico’s state-run museums and historic sites, as well as arts, historic preservation, archaeology and library programs will be offered to legislators and visitors to the Capitol throughout the day:
  • New Mexico Arts will provide “Oculus Rift Glasses” offering the wearer a cutting edge virtual “Pull of the Moon Experience.”
  • The NM State Library will display the new “Brainfuse” online tutorial
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SFI Colloquium: Evolution Of Multicellularity And Cellular Differentiation In The Volvocine Algae

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Matthew Herron 
University of Montana

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is hosting a colloquium with Matthew Herron at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.

Abstract: The transition to multicellular life was one of a few major events in the history of life that created new opportunities for more complex biological systems to evolve. Indeed, multicellularity is a prerequisite for the evolution of large, complex organisms such as plants and animals.

An understanding of the ecological conditions and evolutionary mechanisms that favor this key innovation Read More

NMAA Foundation Awards $28K In Scholarships

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NMAA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) has announced the recipients of the 2014-2015 NMAA Foundation Scholarships.  
 
The NMAA Foundation will recognize the 17 students receiving these scholarships during the U.S. Bank State Basketball Championships, which will be held March 10-14. More than 200 students applied for the scholarships, with nine students receiving $1,000, six receiving $1,500 and two receiving $5,000. There were seven different scholarship categories for which students could submit applications.
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MapLight: Platts’ Nuclear Conference – $60 Million In Lobbying From Top Five Companies

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MAPLIGHT News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Top representatives of the nuclear energy industry gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the Platts’ Annual Nuclear Energy Conference. Scheduled speakers were industry heavyweights like Bill Pitesa, the chief nuclear officer at Duke Energy, and David Brown, the senior vice president for federal government affairs at Exelon.

Since Jan. 1, 2013, the top five U.S. nuclear power operating companies and the Nuclear Energy Institute have spent a combined $60.4 million on lobbying Congress and federal agencies.

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SFI Seminar: ‘How The Interaction Of Mind And Environment Shapes Social Judgments’

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Mirta Galesic
Professor; Cowan Chair in Human Social Dynamics
Santa Fe Institute

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) hosts a seminar by Mirta Galesic at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday in the Collins Conferance Room.

Abstract: There is a curious divide among researchers studying human sociality. Those studying human cultural evolution tend to extol the extraordinary human ability to cooperate and learn from each other and believe it to be the cornerstone of the spectacular success of our species.

Social psychologists, in contrast, tend to view human social cognition as fraught with biases Read More

Pet Of The Week: Eve The Dog

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Eve is an 8-year-old spayed female Shar Pei. CourtesyFOS

Shelter News:

Eve is an 8-year-old spayed female Shar Pei who loves women and gentle children.

She is the perfect lady on walks with shelter volunteers. At the shelter, she has also been fine with men. Cats are not her thing, but being kenneled with just the right dog friend has made her very happy at the shelter.

Eve responds well to some obedience commands. Eve requires a gluten free diet, which is not difficult to obtain. She needs exercise, a sturdy fence and the right canine companion.

Above all, she needs the companionship of a human who Read More

‘Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry’ Exhibit Closes Friday

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MPL News:

  • Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry Wrap-up

Friday is the final day to see the Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry exhibit in Mesa Public Library’s Upstairs Gallery, before it is packed up and sent off to its next location. 

The Dust Bowl and its human, economic, political and environmental impacts are the topics of the exhibit. More than 2,000 visitors have seen the exhibit in Los Alamos to date, and many of them have commented about the relevance of this historic environmental disaster to today’s situation.

Programs associated with the exhibit have included Read More

Santa Fe Mayor Declares ‘Summer Of Color’

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CITY OF SANTA FE News:

SANTA FE ― Six of Santa Fe’s leading cultural institutions located on the beautiful Museum Hill kick off summer 2015 with joint exhibitions and programming in what Mayor Javier Gonzales proclaimed today as the Summer of Color.

All six, located on Museum Hill, are the two state museums, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art; joined by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, and the annual International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe. Each will feature

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