Los Alamos And Santa Fe Fire Department Personnel Unite For Handtevy Training
Los Alamos and Santa Fe fire department personnel gather for Handtevy training Wednesday at Los Alamos Fire Department Administration. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire Department Firefighter/Paramedic Eric Gonzales studies the Handtevy manual during Wednesday’s training. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
When firefighters and paramedics are called to an emergency involving a critically ill or injured child, every second counts. Treating the child is difficult, Read More
LANL: Accepting Applications For Free Summer Physics Camp For High School Girls … Deadline April 30
Students watching a science demonstration at the 2017 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Consortium and Pojoaque Valley High School are hosting a two-week Summer Physics Camp for Young Women in Northern New Mexico.
While gaining a better understanding of the physics of the sun, Earth and everything in between, participants will learn how to write computer programs and get introduced to internship opportunities at the Laboratory.
Daily activities will include demonstrations, hands-on laboratory experiments, and Read More
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training April 6-7
LANL: New Issue Of 1663 Magazine Now Available
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LANL News:
Science news from Los Alamos National Laboratory is now available in the new issue of 1663 magazine.
In this issue:
- How lightning starts and what it can be used for;
- Shocks, whirls, and the science of turbulence;
- Ultrathin metasurfaces for electromagnetic signal control;
- Zika and chikungunya risk in the United States;
- The environment and its tiniest inhabitants;
- …and more.
Click here to get your science and technology fix from Los Alamos. Read More
Northern Hosts 3rd Annual Northern New Mexico Expo
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Courtesy photoLos Alamos Nature Center Open Easter Sunday
Pasqueflowers, also known as Easter flowers, are one of the signs of spring found on local trails this time of year. Visit the nature center to find a trail and learn more about local flora and fauna. Photo by Terry FoxxSummer Art Camp Schedule Is Here!
FULLER LODGE ART CENTER News:Nature Center Talk: Cochiti Pueblo Natural Resources
Kai-t L.V. Blue-Sky, wildlife biologist for the Pueblo of Cochiti Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, is presenting a talk at 7 p.m. April 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center and discussing how he incorporates traditional ecological knowledge in his approach to conservation and land management. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC: Connecting Modern To Natural World March 30
PEEC News: Wildfire Day; Elks Easter Egg Hunt At Pond Saturday
Smokey Bear, Elroy the Elk, Sparky the Fire Dog and the Easter Bunny are expected to attend LAFD’s Wildfire Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
Saturday is Wildfire Day at Ashley Pond Park and among those expected to attend are Sparky the Fire Dog, Elroy the Elk, Smokey Bear and the Easter Bunny.
The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and promises many fun activities for all ages including an Easter egg hunt with 20,000 eggs held in partnership with the Elks Lodge. Other attractions include bouncy houses provided by Freedom Church and a bicycle safety course. Read More
Gov. Susana Martinez Appoints Michael Brasher To UNM Board Of Regents
Gov. Susana MartinezBarranca Mesa Kindergarteners Take Golf Course Tour
Los Alamos Golf Course Superintendent Matt Allen hosted Ms. Schembri’s kindergarten class from Barranca Mesa for a field trip. After giving them a tour of the pro shop and learning about growing grass, the students played golf games with kid sized golf clubs and tennis balls. Courtesy photo
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Los Alamos Middle School Student Ravijit Khalsa Shines At State Spelling Bee
Ravijit Khalsa, from Los Alalmos Middle School, placed 6th at the New Mexico State Spelling Bee Saturday, March 24 in Albuquerque. He competed against 45 students from around the state. First place winner was Akansha Nanda, 11, a student at Carlos Gilbert Elementary School in Santa Fe. Courtesy photoNature On Tap: The Future Of East Jemez Mountains
PEEC News:
At the upcoming Nature on Tap, Bandelier National Monument’s Chief of Resource Management Jeremy Sweat and Conservation Coordinator Collin Haffey at The Nature Conservancy will discuss local efforts to study the effects of two landscape-altering wildfires on the Jemez Mountains.
These local experts will provide an engaging discussion about the challenging ecological restoration of this landscape 5:30-7 p.m., April 2 at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.
Climate change, drought, and severe fire have changed the Jemez. Fire is a natural part of this ecosystem, Read More
More Scenes From March For Our Lives Saturday
The March For Our Lives gets underway Saturday in Santa Fe, led by Grupo Divino, a musical troupe out of Santa Cruz. Approximately 5,000 protestors marched from the Roundhouse to Santa Fe Plaza to hear student leaders from Northern New Mexico speak out against gun violence in schools. Three students from Los Alamos High School were among those to speak. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School student Sonyia Williams, center, marches with a contingent from Los Alamos. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Rhonan Peden, a student at Memorial Middle School Read More
A Mountaineer’s Story: One Year Climbing The World’s Most Beautiful Mountains
Local adventurer Ron Morgan spent 2017 climbing mountains across the country and world. He started in June in Washington and Peru and ended in December climbing two mountains in Mexico. Courtesy/Ron Morgan
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are hosting a talk from local adventurer Ron Morgan, who spent much of 2017 climbing mountains around the world.
The talk is at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, following the Mountaineers’ 7 p.m. meeting to discuss upcoming outings.
In 2017, Morgan set out with his climbing partners to climb mountains around Read More
PEEC: Living Art With Brian Arthur March 30
Local artist Brian Arthur uses Usnea and Antler lichen to create his artwork. He places the lichen between two pieces of plexy glass as room dividers or wall hangings. He has found that the Usnea lichen continues to grow within the panels. Photo by Brian ArthurNew Exhibition At National Hispanic Cultural Center Celebrates New Mexicans In Social Movements
NHCC News:25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tonight
Cast of the 2018 spring musical at LAHS. Courtesy photo
Mountain Elementary Students Present Three Fables
Wendy Chapin of the Santa Fe Opera leads a group of first graders in some warm up exercises before performing three fables in front of a large crowd Wednesday morning at Mountain Elementary School. The performances concluded the eight-week program called ALTO or Active Learning Through Opera. The Santa Fe Opera offered the program, which was funded by the Mountain PTA. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Acting as a principal, a Mountain Elementary School first grade student, center, scolds a misbehaving kangaroo while performing the fable, ‘The Bad Kangaroo’, The performance Read More
