Clear View Of Mount Sharp On Mars
Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
NASA News:
A composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp on Mars was taken Sept. 9 by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
In the foreground — about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover — is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an iron oxide. Just beyond is an undulating plain rich in clay minerals. And just beyond that are a multitude of rounded buttes, all high in sulfate minerals. The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions Read More
Los Alamos Dentist To Lecture In China
Dr. Daniel Meyers
Dr. Daniel Meyers of Whole System Minimally Invasive Orthodontics in Los Alamos has made significant advances in the field of orthodontics and will share these strives with the world – literally.
Meyers will present a lecture titled, “The Evolution from Orthodontics to Clinical Orthodontic Medicine” at the BIT’s Second Annual World Congress of Oral and Dental Medicine Nov. 2 in Dalian, China. Specifically, he will discuss contemporary concepts of care in orthodontics with next generation technology.
“To be a part of Read More
UNM Researcher Travels East To Track Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis rides in the ‘Popemobile.’ Courtesy/UNMVIDEO: Udall Leads Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators Pushing For Vote On Chemical Safety Reform
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SENATE News:Road Map Meeting For Monitoring Gold King Mine Spill’s Effects In New Mexico Oct. 20
NMED News:
SANTA FE – The State of New Mexico’s Long-Term Impact Review Team, named by Gov. Susana Martinez during the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gold King Mine Spill last August, is developing a road map for continuing environmental monitoring activities.
The Road Map meeting is 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 San Juan College, Rooms 9008 & 9010 at the Henderson Fine Arts Center, 4601 College Boulevard in Farmington.
Through working together and sharing ideas and information based on the public’s input and different agencies’ areas of expertise, we’ll be able to better ensure that Read More
SF National Forest Offices Closed Columbus Day
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – All Santa Fe National Forest offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 12 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.
Forest offices will resume regular business hours Tuesday, Oct. 13.
For additional information, contact a local Ranger District or the Forest Headquarters at 505.438.5300. Read More
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, Aziz Sancar Awarded Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2015
SCIENCE News:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 “for mechanistic studies of DNA repair” to:
- Tomas Lindahl Francis Crick Institute and Clare Hall Laboratory, Hertfordshire, UK;
- Paul Modrich Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; and
- Aziz Sancar University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
The cells’ toolbox for DNA repair
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 is awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for having mapped, at a molecular level, how cells repair damaged Read More
White House Invites New Mexico’s Senate Majority Leader To Plenary Panel For Worker Voice Summit
President Barack Obama
New Mexico’s Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez is one of six members of the plenary panel, “The Importance of Worker Voice,” for the White House Summit on Worker Voice.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez
President Barack Obama is hosting the 2015 “Worker Voice Summit” at the White House to discuss the benefits of empowering employees to become partners in growing the economy.
Obama and Labor Secretary Tom Perez join summit members Sanchez, Sarita Gupta, Ambereen Khan-Baker, Gregory Adams, Joe Schmidt and Robert Hathorn.
The panel will establish Read More
Governor Announces Tourism In 2014 Generates Largest Economic Impact In New Mexico History
Gov. Susana Martinez announced today at a press conference in Albuquerque that tourism in 2014 has injected $6.1 billion into New Mexico’s economy. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced that tourism in 2014 generated the largest economic impact in state history, injecting $6.1 billion into New Mexico’s economy and supporting nearly 89,000 jobs.
“Tourism plays a critical role in diversifying our state’s economy. When more people visit New Mexico, more dollars go directly into our communities, and that results in more jobs and better Read More
