LANL Announces Scholarship Winners
LANL FOUNDATION News:
Thirteen Northern New Mexicans have received $1,000 Returning Student/Regional College scholarships from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees’ Scholarship Fund.
The awards help students returning to a formal education for certification or a two-year degree at an accredited regional college. Many are pursuing new careers.
Funding comes from donations by LANL employees and a matching amount from Los Alamos National Security, LLC., and the scholarships are administered by the LANL Foundation.
Awards go to:
- Oakley Blasdel, Rowe, who is pursuing a degree
LANL Briefs Media on Flood Damage
LANL’s Dave McInroy at Friday’s media briefing describes flood damage to area canyons. McInroy stands in front of the LANL weir that he believes saved the ‘Y’ highway interchange from serious damage. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Although most Los Alamos National Laboratory facilities on mesa tops came through last week’s flooding with minimal impact, damage to canyons on and off LANL property has been extensive. During a media briefing Friday, Dave McInroy, director of LANL’s environmental correction Read More
United Way Kicks Off ‘Investing in Community’ Campaign
Executive Director Kristy Ortega, second from left, addresses the crowd at Wednesday’s 2014 United Way campaign kickoff at the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Cathe McClard presents a $50,000 donation from Los Alamos National Bank to United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega for this year’s campaign. LANB has been a major supporter of United Way for many years. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
LANL’s Terry Wallace is chairing the Lab’s United Way campaign this year. He told the crowd at Wednesday’s Read More
LANL’s Surplus Property Sale Canceled
LANL News:
Due to muddy conditions, the monthly surplus property sale scheduled for noon today, Sept. 19, has been canceled.
Weather permitting, the next surplus property sale will be Oct. 17.
LANL Health Insurance Changes For 2014
By Fred deSousaOn Tuesday, LANL Director Charlie McMillan introduced changes to the health care offerings for Lab employees that take effect with open enrollment for 2014.
In short, McMillan described the Lab’s goals of continuing to attract top talent and provide quality, sustainable benefits plans.
The two principal offerings are a traditional Preferred Provider Option (PPO) plan, and a new High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) paired with a Health Savings Account.
The Health Savings Account is one of two important additions to the Read More
LANL Renews Education, Economic Development and Charitable Giving Plans
LANL News:
- $3.1 million approved for 2014
The Los Alamos National Security, LLC Board of Governors last week approved a $3.1 million extension to the company’s plan supporting education, economic development and charitable giving in Northern New Mexico.
“We’ve tailored our programs very carefully to leverage dollars for the maximum benefit to the community,” said Lab Director and LANS President Charlie McMillan. “Working with regional leaders, we’ve built a constructive and mutually beneficial relationship.”
LANS is the managing and operating contractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read More
Explosives Experts Present Lecture
LANL News:
Cary Skidmore of Detonator Technology and Dan Hooks of the Associate Directorate for Weapon Engineering and Experiments will talk about Los Alamos National Laboratory’s work with explosives in a Brown Bag lecture noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
The talk titled “Seventy Years of Leadership in High Explosives Science,” will look at the Laboratory’s work in the field of explosives — from creation and invention of new explosive molecules to waste treatment.
Skidmore will describe the birth of explosives science at Los Alamos and highlight historical Read More
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