LANL Foundation’s Susan Herrera Receives Luminaria Award
LANL Foundation CEO Susan Herrera , right, was honored with a Luminaria Award by New Mexico Community Foundation President and CEO Jenny Parks, left, and Board Chair Sandy Kizser during the Nov. 1 Gala at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Luminarias are selected because they motivate, inspire and support the dreams of others, promote diversity and equity, and build community strength. Photo by Evan HubbardNew Mexico School For The Arts Partners With Whole Foods For Community Support Day
NMSA News:
Thursday, Nov. 20, shoppers at both Whole Foods locations in Santa Fe on Cerrillos Road and St. Francis Road will be directly helping to support New Mexico School for the Arts.
NMSA has been selected to participate in the Whole Foods Market Santa Fe Community Support Day, also known as 5 percent day. Nov. 20, 5 percent of all sales in Santa Fe Whole Foods stores will go to support NMSA’s arts and residence program.
NM School for the Arts will staff tables at both locations throughout the day, with information to share with shoppers about the high school and its dual curriculum comprised Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce Grant To Support Medicaid And CHIP Enrollment for Eligible Children
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced $383,152 for the Connecting Kids to Coverage project at Santo Domingo Pueblo to support increased Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment and retention among eligible children.
The grant was awarded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2014 American Indian and Alaska Native Outreach and Enrollment Grants, which provided $3.9 million for outreach and enrollment efforts in seven states to help reduce the number of children who remain Read More
DOE Awards New Contract To Manage and Operate Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new five-year, $3.2 billion contract to Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) to manage and operate Brookhaven National Laboratory.
The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operations (M&O) contract for the laboratory, which has been operated by BSA for the Department since 1998. A major, multi-program laboratory and an internationally recognized center for scientific research, Brookhaven is one of 17 in a system of National Laboratories Read More
La Jara Prescribed Burn Planned In Santa Fe National Forest
USFS News:
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct an additional prescribed pile burn on the Cuba Ranger District. In addition to the previously announced Cedar Springs and Chaparral prescribed burns, the La Jara prescribed burn may be conducted through next March, only on favorable days as conditions allow.
The La Jara prescribed pile burn is a total of 275 acres in the area northeast of the community of La Jara. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective Read More
LANL: Using Wikipedia To Forecast Diseases
Scientist Sara Del Valle and her team observe findings from their research on disease patterns from analyzing Wikipedia articles. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Los Alamos research published in Public Library of Science
Scientists can now monitor and forecast diseases around the globe more effectively by analyzing views of Wikipedia articles, according to a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
“A global disease-forecasting system will improve the way we respond to epidemics,” scientist Sara Del Valle said. “In the same way we check the weather each morning, individuals and public Read More
DOE Secretary Moniz, Senator Alexander, Other Members Of Congress To Make Major Investment Announcement Friday
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday morning, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will join U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Representatives Eric Swalwell, Dan Lipinski, Chuck Fleischmann and Bill Foster to make an announcement on a major investment that will keep the United States on the cutting edge of scientific advancement.
This announcement will mark another step toward President Obama’s and Secretary Moniz’s commitment to promote American leadership in science, technology and innovation. Read More
New Report Looks At NM Student Drop-Out Numbers
CISNM News:
Communities In Schools of New Mexico (CISNM) announces in a new report released today that there has been continued improvement and growth in graduation rates in New Mexico schools.
Communities In Schools of New Mexico is part of the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization and states that today’s report demonstrates the program’s impact on dropout rates, highlighted by local success stories, as well as data regarding the program’s recent expansion to provide additional services to students in the region. More than 4,000 students Read More
Scenes From American Legion’s Veterans Day Event
Keynote Speaker Vernon Kerr addresses the crowd at the Veterans Day 2014 event ‘Honoring all who served’ Tuesday at the American Legion on Trinity Drive. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Community members turn out Tuesday to honor veterans at the American Legion. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Officials gather at Tuesday’s Veterans Day event including, at left, newly elected County Councilor Rick Reiss and Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Rick Reiss reads a Veterans Day proclamation Read More
Prescribed Burns Planned For Santa Fe National Forest
U.S. Forest Service News:
SANTA FE– Fire managers at the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct prescribed pile burns on the Cuba Ranger District.
The Cedar Springs and Chaparral prescribed pile burns may be conducted from Nov.13 through March 30 only on favorable days as conditions allow.
The Cedar Springs prescribed pile burn is a total of 160 acres in the area north of the community of LLaves and Dead Man’s Peak Lookout. The Chaparral prescribed pile burn is a total of 120 acres north of the community of Gilman and south of the Rancho del Chaparral Girl Scout Camp near Cuba. Read More
