SFCC Presents Events In Recognition Of World AIDS Day
Santa Fe Community College presents ‘Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis’ read from the newly released book, followed by a Q&A with the book’s editor and contributing authors 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will offer two events open to the public via Zoom in recognition of World AIDS Day.
The first event is 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 when several contributors to ‘Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis’ read from the newly released Read More
Scenes From Leadership Los Alamos Session #1: Community & Non-Profit Organizations
LLA student groups volunteer at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA student groups volunteer at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA students playing pool. Photo by Kateri Morris
The LLA students also made blessing bags for the homeless. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA News:
The Leadership Los Alamos class of 2022 kick-started their 9-month program Oct. 15 with their first session: Community and Non-Profit Organizations.
In the morning, they started with an ice breaker and ‘how cookies might change the world,’ by the simple act of building relationships. Read More
AFRL Partners With UNM For New Directed Energy Center
Ph.D. student Khandakar Nusrat Islam, left, and Master of Science degree graduate, Braulio Martinez at work in the UNM Pulsed Power, Beams and Microwaves Laboratory. Courtesy/UNM
Graduate students Alex Newell, left, and Kevin Reilly characterizing a semiconductor diode laser. Courtesy/UNM
Kirtland AFB News:
KIRTLAND AFB — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and Read More
U.S. Green Building Council Designates LEED Gold Award For SFCC’s Automotive Technologies Center
SFCC Automotive Technologies Center exterior. Courtesy/Enterprise Builders
SFCC Automotive Technologies Center vehicle lifts. Courtesy/Enterprise Builders
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces that the U.S. Green Building Council has certified the college’s Automotive Technologies Center at the Gold Level under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction rating system. The building earned 66 documented and approved points.
“SFCC is proud to have achieved LEED Gold for the Automotive Technology Center,” SFCC President Read More
New Report Charts Path For Next Decade Of Astronomy & Astrophysics; Recommends Future Ground & Space Telescopes, Priorities, Investments In Scientific Community
NASENM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASENM) identifies scientific priorities, opportunities, and funding recommendations for the next 10 years of astronomy and astrophysics.
The report presents a visionary plan for the field to pursue discovery and exploration of habitable planets, enhance understanding of the dynamic and changing universe, and study what drives the formation of galaxies. It recommends an ambitious program of investments to strengthen the profession, change how large strategic Read More
LAHS Olions Perform Our Town Nov. 5,6 & 12,13
OLIONS News:
Come out and support Los Alamos High School Olions performing Our Town! A Thornton Wilder play that’s entertaining from beginning to end and displays the talent of our local students.
The performance opens in the small town of Grover’s Corners, with the Stage Manager (freshman Riley Rheinheimer) narrating the daily lives of people living in the town during the year 1901. As time passes, childhood sweethearts Emily Webb (freshman Annie Xie) and George Gibbs (freshman Henry Tholen) realize their love for each other and get married.
Upperclassmen Elijah Hanks, Lizzie Massa, Marcus Read More
LAPS: Thank You For Public Schools Building Act Support!
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) thanks the Los Alamos Community for the strong support of the Public Schools Building Act.
More than 70 percent of the voters approved the continuation of this funding.
“The passing of this referendum is an excellent investment in our students and our community,” Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “I am grateful for the trust the community has placed in the district. We will work hard to continue to make our schools great places for our students to learn and grow.”
LAPS plans to use this funding for landscaping, irrigation, playground equipment, Read More
Jaurigue: Thanks And Appreciation For Support
By ANTONIO R. JAURIGUE
Newly Elected School Board Member
Following the results of our Regular Local Election this year, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the community that elected me.
What has historically been a relatively calm, or boring election, was anything but that this year. There were robust debates online, more Letters to the Editors than I could keep track of, but the community came together to offer support.
I want to send a heartfelt “Thank You” to everyone who supported me. Whether the support came in the form of a donation, time, kind words, or even tough questions, Read More
AGU: 1,000 Years Of Glacial Ice Reveal ‘Prosperity And Peril’
AGU News:
WASHINGTON — Europe’s past prosperity and failure, driven by climate changes, has been revealed using thousand-year-old pollen, spores and charcoal particles fossilized in glacial ice.
This first analysis of microfossils preserved in European glaciers unveils earlier-than-expected evidence of air pollution and the roots of modern invasive species problems. Read More
Musculoskeletal Specialists Offering Training Classes In Los Alamos For Aspiring Massage Therapists
Therapist Kelly Gill works on a patient Tuesday afternoon at Musculoskeletal Specialists at 3500 Trinity Dr. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Musculoskeletal Specialists Owner Steven DiMarino. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Musculoskeletal Specialists at 3500 Trinity Dr. is offering something new when it comes to therapeutic massage.
Owner Steven DiMarino explained that spas offer massages for relaxation, whereas Musculoskeletal Specialists offers manual therapy, which is more like a massage Read More
Los Alamos Federation Of School Employees Congratulates Newly Elected And Returning Board Of Education Members
LAFSE News:
…Educator-endorsed Jaurigue, Green, Spector and Colgan Sweep Elections
Following Tuesday’s election, Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) Union Co-President, Christine Englebrecht and Co-President Trey Pereyra released the following statements:
“We would like to express our congratulations to the newly elected, LAFSE-endorsed, (School) Board member Antonio Jaurigue, and returning Board members Ellen Specter, Erin Green and Melanie Colgan.
We look forward to deepening our partnership as we continue to support and advocate for all our students Read More
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales: New Mexico Social Studies Standards
By HOWIE MORALES
Lt. Governor of New Mexico
Our state is on the verge of a long overdue update to our schools’ social studies standards, and it has some New Mexicans needlessly worried.
The proposed new standards are posted on the (New Mexico) Public Education Department website for public comment through Nov. 12, and more than 500 people have already had their say. One theme comes through loud and clear: Fear.
Fear of change is a normal human reaction, but in the case of New Mexico social studies standards, a noisy minority with a deep stake in maintaining the status quo has seized upon those fears Read More
NMPED Updates School-Based Quarantine Rules
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — Students identified as close contacts to a positive COVID-19 case could get back to class and extracurricular activities more quickly under new guidelines published this week by the Public Education Department and supported by the Department of Health.
The New Mexico Public Education Department’s (NMPED) updated COVID-19 Response Toolkit, dated Nov. 2, introduces a “Test to Stay” program that allows student and staff close contacts to continue participating in classes and extracurricular activities if they test negative on rapid COVID-19 tests on days one, three Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reacts To Municipal State Election Results
AFT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — American Federation of Teachers New Mexico (AFT) President Whitney Holland released the following statement:
“New Mexicans voted across our state in critical local elections. From deciding on local officials, school boards, and municipal bonds to local school levies and higher education advisory boards, voting has never been more consequential.
“We offer our heartfelt congratulations to each of the AFT New Mexico-endorsed candidates who were successful in their individual elections across New Mexico in communities like Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, Read More
LAHS To Release Local Scholarship Packets To Seniors
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) will release the 2022 Local Scholarship packet to seniors in December.
These scholarships, offered by many local organizations, are awarded to students pursuing college or technical and trade schools upon graduation. Awards are given not only for academic achievements, but also for athletics, music, art, and community service.
There is still time for a group or organization to offer a scholarship this year. Contact Ronda Trujillo, the local scholarship coordinator at r.trujillo@laschools.net or 505.663.2595 for more information.
The deadline Read More
Clerk’s Office Issues Results For 2021 Regular Election
ELECTION News:
The 2021 Regular Election has come to a close.
In unofficial results issued this evening by the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office, voters selected the following candidates for seats on the Los Alamos School Board and UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board and approved the School District Mill Levy Question.
School Board:
- ELLEN BETH SPECTER: LAPS School Board Dist. 1 (Unopposed) 617 Votes
- ANTONIO RAY JAURIGUE: LAPS School Board Dist. 2
- MELANIE A COLGAN: LAPS School Board Dist. 4
- ERIN E GREEN: LAPS School Board Dist. 5
College Board:
- ALISSA ANN GRISSOM: UNM-LA COLLEGE BOARD MEMBER 1
- CHARLES
2021 Regular Local Election Night Results – Unofficial Results: Early Voting-Muni. Bldg. & Early Voting-White Rock Town Hall
Linnaeus University: Microbes May Have Lived Underground For More Than A Billion Years
Microorganism-related calcite from a deep fracture in Swedish granite. This kind of mineral related biosignatures were used as one part of this new study to look for ancient habitable conditions at depth. Courtesy/Henrik Drake
Associate Professor Henrik Drake. Courtesy/LU
Linnaeus University News:
A study using the thermal history and biosignatures of the upper few kilometers of some of the oldest rocks on Earth place constraints on the evolutionary history of microbes in the deep biosphere.
The study, published in PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that the Read More
Students From 33 Countries And Pueblos Enrolled At LAPS
The eight EL teachers serving all LAPS sites gather recently for a photo. Pictured back row from left, Julie Bulthuis of Aspen Elementary, Ellen Middleditch of Chamisa and Piñon, Rebecca Cabildo of LAOLA and Inna Bohn of Los Alamos Middle School. Front row from left, Michele Poulton of Barranca, Sherri Smith of Los Alamos High School, Jessie Dixon of Mountain and Miel Rim of Aspen and Barranca. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools now has 170 students enrolled from 33 countries and pueblos, speaking 25 languages.
Students are enrolled in grades K through 12 at all elementary schools, Read More
Kirtland AFB Conducting Training Exercises Including Simulated Gunfire And Explosion Through Friday
Kirtland AFB News:
KIRTLAND AFB — Training exercises will be conducted here the week of Nov. 1-5. The activities include security exercises, with simulated gunfire and explosions today, Nov. 1.
Emergency response vehicles and brief gate closures also may be included in the scenarios, which will happen intermittently throughout the week.
For more information: contact the 377 Air Base Wing Public Affairs office at 505.846.5991 or 377ABW.PA@us.af.mil. Read More
