Nancy R. Bartlit And Dr. John C. Hopkins To Present May 14 Lecture On Imperial Japan’s Conflicted Surrender And Japanese Nuclear Weapons Program During WWII
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society has announced its upcoming lecture, a free event that will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at Fuller Lodge in the Pajarito Room. This marks the last lecture of the series. The Society thanks the community for its support.
Prior to the lecture, the Historical Society will host its annual Meeting of the Members 6-6:30 p.m., followed by the History Day Awards 6:30-7 p.m., and then Nancy Bartlit and Dr. John Hopkin’s lecture follows 7-9 p.m.
Bartlit will discuss the complex dynamics within Japan’s military culture during World Read More
LANL Food Drive Provides 289,000 Meals To Help Combat Food Insecurity Across Northern New Mexico
LANL Employees gather collection bins from around the Lab to be picked up by The Food Depot for regional distribution. Courtesy/LANL
LANL volunteers pack pantry bags with food staples at The Food Depot in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- $70,738 in donations and 7,509 pounds of food help northern New Mexicans facing food insecurity across nine counties
Employees from Los Alamos National Laboratory joined forces with The Food Depot to combat food insecurity across Northern New Mexico, donating $70,738 as well as 7,509 pounds of food. That works out to 289,000 meals for people facing food Read More
Heinrich On Passage Of National Security Supplemental
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
-
-
-
-
- Package includes legislation Heinrich cosponsored to keep deadly fentanyl out of New Mexico communities
-
-
-
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to pass a bipartisan supplemental package that will strengthen America’s national security, support our democratic allies, and provide critical humanitarian assistance, including to Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
The package includes the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which Heinrich cosponsored, to tackle the opioid epidemic and Read More
The List Goes On: Rabbi Jack Shlachter To Discuss Jewish American Nobel Prize Winners In Physics May 1
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Public Library will host Rabbi Jack Shlachter for a talk on Jewish American Nobel Prize Winners in Physics, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
As part of the library’s honoring of Jewish American Heritage Month in May, Shlachter’s talk will explore the outsized history of Jewish Nobel Laureates of the Physics prize. With far too many physicists to describe in detail, the list of Jewish Prize Winners includes names such as Richard Feynman, Fred Reines, Hans Bethe, Robert Hofstadter, Eugene Wigner and A. A. Michelson. Of the famous names, Shlachter will discuss the particular Read More
Lauritzen: Capping Off Daily Post 12th Anniversary
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Sometimes you need to celebrate a birthday or anniversary over a weekend, a week, or in this case a couple of months. As we kicked off Feb. 7, 2024, with a salute to the Los Alamos Daily Post on its 12 year anniversary, I would like to finish off this extended celebration with one more kudo.
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason sees this community and the work of LANL through a very different lens. His input is of great value to many in this community and was sought in the cumulative work of the Los Alamos Daily Post over the last dozen years.
“The Los Alamos Read More
Op/Ed: Los Alamos Lab Culture For Outsiders
By STEPHEN DEROSIER
Los Alamos
This transplanted guy has had it with Los Alamos.
Scenically, it’s a geological utopia. Honeycombed with breathtaking hiking trails. Indescribably beautiful. A nearly perfect climate. Snow accumulation? New Englanders—as well as northern tier states—would be laughing at us. Coloradans too. Northern New Mexico almost always gets a peck on the cheek while they take the full facial blow, winter after winter.
But. Talk about having effectively rushed a college fraternity row of houses for over seven years…
People on this Hilltop, by and large, are not friendly. Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Unveils Venado Supercomputer And Opens Door For AI Applications
From left, LANL Interim Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Engineering Mark Chadwick, DOE Secretary David Turk, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, LANL Director Thom Mason, Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri and NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka at the 2024 Venado ribbon cutting event held Monday at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
National Security AI Office Director Jason Pruet, left, serves as the moderator for the panel discussion held during the unveiling of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s newest supercomputer, Venado, Monday at LANL. Read More
LANL News and Information [Links to LANL]
