‘Culture Day’ At Roundhouse Offers Best Of State Museums And Historic Sites
State News:- New Mexico Arts will provide “Oculus Rift Glasses” offering the wearer a cutting edge virtual “Pull of the Moon Experience.”
- The NM State Library will display the new “Brainfuse” online tutorial
Jack R. Fox Unanimously Confirmed As Secretary Of New Mexico Department Of Veterans’ Services
Jack R. Fox
STATE News:
SANTA FE—Retired New Mexico Army National Guard Brigadier General Jack R. Fox was unanimously confirmed today by the New Mexico Senate as Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services.
The vote by the full Senate followed Secretary Fox’s confirmation hearing at 8:30 a.m., before the Senate Rules Committee.
Gov. Susana Martinez appointed him to the position following the resignation of Timothy L. Hale in November 2014.
“As a native New Mexican, I am honored and humbled to be given this chance to serve my state’s veterans and their families,” Read More
NMAA Foundation Awards $28K In Scholarships
NMAA News:LANL Scientists Join Prestigious Ranks Of APS Fellows
Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists were selected as fellows of the American Physical SocietyCourtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are new Fellows of the American Physical Society. Cristian Batista, Malcolm Boshier, Dana Dattelbaum, Stephen Doorn, Michelle Espy, George Rodriguez, Avadh Saxena, Sergei Tretiak and Lin Yin are the new honorees.
“Selection as American Physical Society fellows is de facto proof of the vibrant engagement Los Alamos scientists are having with the larger technical community,” LANL Director Charlie McMillan Read More
MapLight: Platts’ Nuclear Conference – $60 Million In Lobbying From Top Five Companies
MAPLIGHT News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Top representatives of the nuclear energy industry gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the Platts’ Annual Nuclear Energy Conference. Scheduled speakers were industry heavyweights like Bill Pitesa, the chief nuclear officer at Duke Energy, and David Brown, the senior vice president for federal government affairs at Exelon.
Since Jan. 1, 2013, the top five U.S. nuclear power operating companies and the Nuclear Energy Institute have spent a combined $60.4 million on lobbying Congress and federal agencies.
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Udall Announces Support For Investing Portion Of $14B Permanent Fund In Early Childhood Education
Sen. Tom Udall
STATE News:
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., recently challenged state lawmakers to address the needs of New Mexico’s children and he proposed using the Land Grant Permanent Fund to benefit the state’s youngest citizens’ education needs.
Udall has endorsed the constitutional amendment proposal to invest 1.5 percent of the more than $14 billion in the Land Grant Permanent Fund to expand early childhood education in New Mexico. He urged New Mexico legislators to pass the Joint Resolution, which would put the proposal on the statewide ballot allowing voters to decide on this investment Read More
NWS Issues Hazardous Weather Outlook
NWS image. ScreenShot/LADP
NWS News:
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued the following hazardous weather outlook for portions of North and Central New Mexico.
DAY ONE …TODAY AND TONIGHT:
WIND CHILLS READINGS BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO WILL BE COMMON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AREA WIDE THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF THE STATE TONIGHT.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS…SPECIFICALLY…THE Read More
Winter Weather Advisory Through Monday Morning
NWS image. ScreenShot/LADP NWS News:
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Winter Weather Advisory through 11 a.m. Monday for the surrounding areas.
Winter Weather Advisory:
A MAJOR COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME…WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MOISTURE AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFT TO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH AND Read More
Congressional Delegation Shares Los Alamos Celebration Of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall speaks to the importance of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as Council Chair Kristin Henderson and Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Heather McClenahan listen at left. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, former Councilor Fran Berting, paleontologist Ralph Chapman and his wife Linda Deck, director of the Bradbury Science Museum listen to Sen. Tom Udall. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation including Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Read More
New Emphasis On Industry Partnerships At Los Alamos
David Pesiri
By DAVID PESIRI, Division Leader
Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation
Los Alamos National Laboratory
We believe innovation is the key to addressing many challenges facing the Nation today. On all levels, Los Alamos National Laboratory is being asked to move the needle on issues of domestic and global security, advancing the scientific enterprise on energy concerns, and effective leveraging of the latest technologies and capabilities to bolster US industry and, ultimately, the US economy.
This is our charge by the public trust, a duty to both country and the world community. Read More
