Earn Cyber Security Technical Degree In Two Years
Hacker. Courtesy photoUNM-LA News:
The number of successful cyber attacks perpetrated in the United States has grown from 50 a day in 2010 to 160 a day in 2015, according to a February 2016 report by The Heritage Foundation. The frequency and the magnitude of the attacks continue to escalate.
This growth in successful cyber attacks has created an increased demand for cyber professionals to combat or reduce the effects of these attacks. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Information Security, also known as cyber security, is one of the fastest growing occupations Read More
The North Face Awards 2017 Explore Fund Grant To New Mexico Wildlife Center
River Classroom. Courtesy photoUNM-LA Community Internship Collaboration Launches New Semester This Month
UNM-LA and LAHS students posed for a group photo at their graduation last spring. Laura Loy and Ken Holmes were the academic advisors for the program last year. Back row from left, Laura Loy, Alyssa Chacon, Hannah Whittaker, Guendalyn Brennan, Bendt Dahl, Ethan Rickards, James Ro, Ryan Guenther and Ken Holmes. Front row from left, Carina Echave, Kurt Benner, Hiamh Short, Lauren Johnson and Amber Cline. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LAUNM-LA News:
The Community Internship Collaboration (CIC) will begin its third year of connecting UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students Read More
UWNNM Board Conducts Site Visit At Family Y
Members of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Board gather with staff and youth during an Aug. 11 site visit to The Family YMCA on Iris Street. The board is conducting site visits over the next several weeks to each of the nonprofit organizations that receive funding from UWNNM. From left, YMCA Child Development Director Janin Morales, YMCA CEO Linda Daly, YMCA’s Winnie Lamartine, Senior Program Director Diana Martinez, and UWNNM Board members Steve Renfro of LANL, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, UWNNM’s Jerry Varela, UNM-LA CEO Cindy Rooney, Carol A. Clark of the Los Alamos Daily Post, not Read More
Housing Opportunities For UNM-LA Students
UNM-LA News:
A limited number of furnished units are set aside for UNM-LA students at Ponderosa Pines Apartments. Full-time students enrolled in a degree program and in good standing with the University are eligible.
The Ponderosa Pines apartments that are reserved for students are fully furnished and offered at a discounted rate.
For more information, contact Kathryn Vigil, Student Enrollment Director, in Student Services, Building 1, or at 505.661.4688, or by email at kaguilar@unm.edu.
Visit https:////losalamos.unm.edu/students/housing.html for more information. Read More
JJAB Delivers School Supplies To LAPS
On the first day of the school year for LAPS students Thursday, Barranca Mesa Elementary School Counselor Alyssa Romero, left, and JJAB Family Resource Specialist Katy Fellows checked out school supplies donated to Barranca Elementary School. The Los Alamos JJAB conducted a summer fundraiser, the proceeds of which were used to purchase school supplies for LAPS students and schools. Courtesy/JJAB
Santina Shije, JJAB Youth Resource Specialist, left, helps kick off the new school year Thursday with a delivery of school supplies to Los Alamos Middle SchoolKids Want To Sleep In? They May Be On To Something
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later. Courtesy imageAlzheimer’s ‘Basics’ Presentation In Espanola Sept. 7
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Courtesy/NMHMDaily Postcard: NJROTC Cadets Drill At Sunrise
Daily Postcard: An early morning sky shines over NJROTC cadets at drill practice Monday at Los Alamos High School. Photo by CPO Tim Graziani Read More
By All Accounts LAPS Has Outstanding First Day
Freshman Academy Principal Jill Gonzales welcomes incoming 9th graders. Courtesy/LAPSSuperintendent
Congratulations on a very successful first day of school. By all accounts, the 2017-18 school year for Los Alamos Public Schools is off to an outstanding beginning.
I was fortunate to visit every school today and observed many warm greetings, beautiful classrooms, and caring adults helping students find solutions to first-day challenges.
Here is wisdom that I learned today from some of our elementary students about the most important Read More
Youth Helping Refugee Youth Drive Huge Success
Shown in a sea of backpacks, supplies and Youth Helping Refugee Youth items are Sarah Crotzer, left, and Madelyn Crotzer, who helped kick off the youth drive by contacting their friends on social media to pass the word along. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Rotary Meeting Features Students
Julian Baier, the inbound Youth Exchange student sponsored this school year by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, introduced himself to Rotary members at a recent meeting. Baier is from Neustift, a small village in Lower Austria (near Innsbruck). He enjoys gym, mountain biking, soccer, table tennis, and fishing and is interested in business, marketing and computers. Photo by Kurt Shoenberg
Seniors Ruby Selvage, Janelle Pena and Michealle Sutton spoke at Rotary recently to describe their experiences at Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp in the Manzano Mountains last month. All Read More
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CCA News:Quorum Notice: Los Alamos School Board Members May Attend Barranca Design Parent Meeting Thursday
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Barranca Design Parent Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 in the Barranca Mesa Elementary School Library at 57 Loma del Escolar.
A quorum may be present, however, no action will be taken.
The meeting is open to the public. Read More
Robotics Night Returns To Bradbury Science Museum!
BSMA News:
Regional school robotics teams, and others, will demonstrate their robots to the public 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at Robotics Night at the Bradbury Science Museum, 1350 Central Ave.
This free event is brought to you by the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) and generously supported by New Mexico Bank & Trust. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the robots used by organizations such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County Police Department and University of New Mexico Los Alamos.
Ann Ollila, who works on the Mars Rover, also will be on hand to show Read More
Bandelier Honors Youth Work Crews
Members of the 2017 Bandelier Conservation Corps, Bandelier Preservation Corps, and the Abiquiu-Ghost Ranch Crew. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
A graduation ceremony at Bandelier National Monument recently honored three youth crews organized through the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps for their 10 weeks of summer work.
The Bandelier Conservation Corps worked on trails in the park, the Bandelier Preservation Corps stabilized ancient stone walls in the archeological sites in Frijoles Canyon, and the Abiquiu-Ghost Ranch Crew did trail building and improvement near Abiquiu Lake and Read More
Science On Tap: What’s Shocking About Lightning
Los Alamos Creative District News:
Attend Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at UnQuarked in Central Park Square to learn the shocking truth about lightning.
Lightning strikes the earth more than one billion times each year, causing thousands of fatalities worldwide, and costs nearly a $1 billion in damages in the U.S. alone.
When strong updrafts cause layers of positive and negative charge to develop in the atmosphere, lightning discharges occur to restore the balance of the Earth’s electrical state. Because the fundamental physical mechanisms of that discharge are not perfectly Read More
Library Of Congress To Host Appointment Ceremony Of 2017 National Student Poets
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS News:
