NMAA Hopeful All Interscholastic Sports Happens This Year
NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez
Staff Report: :
In concert with the July 9 announcement from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, competition in contact sports will not take place this fall.
Because of this, the New Mexico Activities Association will be postponing both the 2020 football and soccer seasons to the Spring Semester.
Although the NMAA and its member schools were hopeful that all interscholastic sports and activities could resume as originally scheduled this August, the continued Coronavirus pandemic and resulting public health concerns have forced the Association to consider Read More
Join PEEC And DPU For Online Summer Camp
ScienceFest Discovery Day 2019, PEEC and the DPU made s’mores in a solar oven. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC and the DPU host an annual Water Festival but this year campers may get to enjoy some fun activities from this event in Conservation Camp. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Would your child like to build a wind turbine, cook in a solar oven or craft a water filtration system? You are in luck! The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities are offering a new, online Conservation Camp!
This camp is for students entering 4th to 6th grade. The camp will take place Read More
Environment Department Seeks Nearly 30 New Employees To Assist In New Mexico’s Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions announces that the state’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) program is seeking nearly 30 new employees ready to assist in New Mexico’s fight against COVID-19.
The Environment Department’s OSHA program ensures all employers in New Mexico provide a safe and healthy place to work for their employees.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the state, it is critical that every employer safeguards their employees from contracting or transmitting COVID in the Read More
Saturday’s Virtual Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day 2020 Features STEM Advocate Miss America 2020, Live Demos And Discussions
ScienceFest News:
The first virtual Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11.
Attendees can login to the event app to view exhibitor profiles, engage in online content and videos, sign up for a chance to win raffle prizes and giveaways, and even tune in for live virtual discussions and demos.
The day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a live demo and Q&A from Miss America 2020, Miss Camille Schrier, a STEM advocate. Details for this event and others can be found on the app (desktop or mobile) as well as through the ScienceFest website in the Event Schedule section by clicking Read More
Udall, Heinrich Urge ICE And DHS To Withdraw New Guidance That Threatens International Students With Deportation
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today joined 96 Senate and House Democrats in a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging the agencies to withdraw new guidance issued by ICE that imperils the status of international students who would be studying online at U.S. institutions this coming academic year.
The guidance threatens international students with deportation if they do not comply with the requirement that they take in-person classes.
In the letter, the lawmakers Read More
Canceled: Doudna’s Oppenheimer Lecture
JROMC News:
It is with profound disappointment that the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) announces the cancellation of its 2020 Memorial Lecture.
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, best known for her work on the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, was scheduled to come to Los Alamos for a presentation on July 13, 2020.
Current restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have necessitated our taking this step and, due to her heavy work commitments, Dr. Doudna is unable to reschedule her trip to Los Alamos in the foreseeable future.
This year’s Memorial Lecture would have been the 49th presented Read More
Gessing: COVID-19 Must Spur Long-Overdue Reform To New Mexico Education System
By PAUL J. GESSING
Rio Grande Institute
Recently, a judge denied a request made by the Lujan Grisham Administration that the Yazzie lawsuit be dropped.
That lawsuit claims that New Mexico’s K-12 system is “inadequate”. Many would argue that our K-12 system has long been “inadequate” due to the State’s poor outcomes.
We wholeheartedly agree that New Mexico’s education system has long been “inadequate”, though the issue is not a lack of funding. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many inadequacies of our K-12 system as well. Parents (and when schools closed this spring, I had two children Read More
Local Los Alamos Startup UbiQD Discusses ‘Space Veggies: How Quantum Dots Help Grow Vegetables On Earth And In Space’ Live Tonight at 5:30 p.m. As Part Of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2020
ScienceFest News:
Local startup, UbiQD, Inc. will present virtually during a live lecture and Q&A tonight with Chief of Product, Dr. Matt Bergren on the topic of “Space Veggies: How quantum dots help grow vegetables on Earth and in Space.” This is part of the programming lineup for Los Alamos ScienceFest 2020: Eyes On The Future, which kicked off on Tuesday, July 7 and runs through Sunday, July 12.
JJAB Meets Virtually Wednesday July 15
JJAB News:
The next meeting of Los Alamos JJAB is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15.
The meeting will be held via video conferencing and the meeting agenda is available at www.losalamosjjab.com.
The public is welcome, contact JJAB at info@losalamosjjab.com or 505.709.8125 for additional information. Read More
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Creation Of New Pathways Minor, Tech For Humanity
Sylvester Johnson
VIRGINIA TECH News:
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $665,000 to Virginia Tech to enable its Center for Humanities to lead the creation of a new Pathways minor, Tech for Humanity.
“This grant is immensely important and transformational for Virginia Tech,” said Sylvester Johnson, director of the Center for Humanities and principal investigator for the grant. “At a time when the university is providing human-centered leadership of technology, such significant support could not be more timely or necessary.”
Pathways minors are a key feature of Virginia Tech’s Read More
Pioneering Women Poster Trail Debuts In Los Alamos
COMMUNITY News:
In honor of the centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote, Los Alamos MainStreet, Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos Historical Society, LANL and Triad, LLC and Del Norte Credit Union are debuting posters featuring women in Los Alamos who have been pioneers in advancing their respective fields, from the Manhattan Project days to today.
Local businesses and organizations around Los Alamos County will be displaying these posters. So, get out, explore, look for the posters highlighting these amazing women, and you’ll also have a chance to solve a puzzle and get Read More
EYE On The Prize! A BreakOUT Box Scavenger Hunt Kicks Off Today For Los Alamos ScienceFest 2020 Week
Similar to an escape room, but at a smaller scale, a breakout box is a box secured with a six-lock hasp. Teams need to solve clues in order to get the combinations for
Ongoing Schedule Of ScienceFest Virtual Events
ScienceFest News:
Below is the ongoing schedule for ScienceFest events:
WEDNESDAY, July 8
Noon Brownbag Lunch
“The shape of your genes: using supercomputers and strawberries to understand how DNA works”
Join LANL scientist Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu, who conducts research on DNA simulation and gene-mapping. This event should be engaging for all ages!
6 p.m. The Future of Energy
Join Explora as we investigate humanity’s greatest resource: electrical energy! We’ll take a look at electrical phenomena with shocks, sparks, and plasma balls! We’ll then explore how electricity gets from power Read More
NPS Awards $750,000 To Underrepresented Communities
The LeDroit Building was once home to the first law school founded by women, for women: the Washington College of Law. As a grant recipients, the Washington, D.C. State Historic Preservation Office will create a historic context study of sites in the District of Columbia related to women’s history, particularly to women’s suffrage upon the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Courtesy/Jason Hornick, DC Preservation League
NPS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Park Service (NPS) Tuesday announced it has awarded $750,000 in Underrepresented Community Grants Read More
Steinhaus: Update From Los Alamos Public Schools
From Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus
Los Alamos Public Schools
Dear LAPS Parents and Families,
I am pleased to report that 2,816 students have registered for the Hybrid (2,572, 91.3%) or Online (244, 8.7%) option – thank you!
For those still considering options, please make every effort to complete a registration for each child by 5:00 pm on Wednesday July 8, 2020. Your choice will help in determining the right level of staffing to meet student needs.
Both options will provide highly skilled teachers facilitating hands-on minds-on activities, social emotional learning, and a full curriculum.
Canceled: LAHS NJROTC Car Wash Fundraiser Saturday!
Note: The Los Alamos High School NJROTC car wash fundraiser scheduled for Saturday is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
NJROTC News:
A Los Alamos High School NJROTC car wash fundraiser is scheduled 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Shell Gas Station on Trinity Drive.
The community is encouraged to bring their dirty cars by to get shined up while supporting a worthy cause: LAHS NJROTC!
LANL: ‘Project Trinity: The Myth, The Legend, The Legacy’
LANL Historian Alan Carr
LANL News:
July 16 marks the 75th anniversary of the Trinity Test and the dawn of the Atomic Age.
Join Los Alamos National Laboratory Historian Alan Carr for a virtual talk “Project Trinity: The Myth, The Legend, The Legacy”, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest.
Discover the stories of selecting and preparing the site, the experiments leading up to the test, its lasting legacy, and why the site was named Trinity. Registration is required. Please register for the talk here.
The talk is brought to you by The Manhattan Project National Historical Read More
HSD: Issuing $67 Million In Pandemic EBT Cards For Kids
HSD News:
…Supplements for school-age children receiving free or reduced-price lunches
SANTA FE – About 168,000 New Mexico families whose children receive free or reduced-price lunch at school will receive $67 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, this week, the Human Services Department (HSD) announced today.
The benefits will be issued on Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer cards in the name of the oldest child in each household and mailed out this week.
More than 250,000 school-age children in New Mexico qualify for the P-EBT Read More
Scenes Of Tour Of Barranca Mesa School Remodel Project
Visitors including school board members and county councilors during a June 25 tour receive an overview of the remodeling work nearing completion at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, The remodel has been progressing for the past several months and is nearing completion in time for school to start Aug. 13. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
View of the main lobby where visitors are buzzed in to gain access to offices. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The main hallway from the offices leads to the classrooms and cafeteria. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The new cafeteria has a Read More
Tech-Trek-In-A-Box: Taking STEM Camp Across New Mexico
A student unpacking her Tech-Trek-in-a-Box for this year’s STEM Camp. Courtesy/AAUW
AAUW News:
Sixty 7th grade girls from across the state were selected in April to attend the American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) STEM camp at New Mexico Tech.
This was to be the seventh year that AAUW in New Mexico ran Tech Trek NM to nurture girls’ interests in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). So when COVID-19 made holding camp impossible, AAUW decided to try a new approach: take (literally mail) the camp to the girls. Thus was born Tech-Trek-in-a-Box.
Tech Trek is usually a week-long Read More
