Education

PAC 8 Community Media Center: May 30-June 5, 2025

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PAC 8 Community Media Center News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for May 30-June 5, 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 5-20-25
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast – Legislative Update
  • 7 p.m.
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Daily Postcard: Starry Night Over Valle Grande

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Daily Postcard: A starry night Thursday over Valle Grande. Registration is now open for the next Astrophotography Workshop Friday, June 6. With Valles Caldera National Preserve (an International Dark Sky Park) as an outdoor classroom, photographers Stan Ford and Richard Gonzales will guide program participants through the basics of astrophotography. Learn how to adjust and optimize DSLR camera settings, select a shooting location, and, of course, shoot spectacular images of the night sky. Learn more or register: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm. Photo by Read More

Los Alamos ScienceFest 2025 Event Line-Up

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Scene from 2024 ScienceFest. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 18th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on June 20-28, 2025.

“This year’s theme, ‘Catalysts & Currents,’ is about recognizing both the ground-breaking moments in the scientific world as well as the slow-moving currents of change happening all around us on a daily basis,” said Event Manager Alison Watkins at Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.

ScienceFest kicks off on the evening Read More

Mikey Aslam Scholarship Awarded To LAHS Seniors Martin Sayre, Jack Dunwoody And Jonathan Chen

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From left, Hanna and Tariq Aslam present the Mikey Aslam Scholarship to Los Alamos High School (LAHS) seniors Martin Sayre, Jack Dunwoody and Jonathan Chen during the recent awards ceremony in Duane Smith Auditorium. Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) oversees this scholarship and welcomes donations at PO Box 4741 White Rock, NM 87547. Courtesy/LAHS Read More

Leadership Los Alamos Announces 2025 Award Recipients

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Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Suzanne Lynne

From LLA:

The depth, breadth, kindness, and compassion in the leadership of our community often goes unrecognized, but Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) strives to bring contributions into clear focus.

The LLA Board of Directors at their May 16 event heralded three leadership categories:

  • The Distinguished Alumnus Award;
  • The Distinguished Leader Award; and
  • The NextGen Leadership Award (for students 13-18).

Three such wonderful people were recognized for their work in our community.

The Distinguished Alumnus Award characterizes leadership Read More

Learn Plants Of The Bosque At Coronado Historic Site’s First Sunday Walk June 1

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Coronado Historic Site News:

The community is invited to join Coronado Historic Site staff in Bernalillo on the first Sunday of June for a natural history program in the bosque.

This month, Dara Saville of the Yerba Mansa Project will lead a plant walk focusing on edible bosque plants. After the walk, participants can create bosque plant rubbings with crayons and watercolor paints.

This program is free to New Mexico residents, $7 for non-residents, and free to children 16 years and younger, people with Native/Tribal affiliations, disabled veterans, and foster families.

When: Sunday, June, Read More

Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Announces 20 Recipients Of 2025 Scholarship Awards

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The 20 JROMC Scholarship Winners for 2025. Courtesy/JROMC

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) has announced the 20 winners of this year’s scholarship awards for Los Alamos and regional high school seniors.

Los Alamos High School

Linnhtet Htoon: The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Scholarship, the most prestigious of all JROMC scholarships, is funded by donors to the JROMC and awarded to one student for outstanding promise in science and mathematics.

Uxue Sansinena: The J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in memory of Satch Cowan, funded by the Delle Foundation, Read More

Legislative Education Study Committee To Meet May 29-30

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) will meet May 29-30, 2025, in Room 322 at the State Capitol Building in Santa Fe.

The committee is scheduled to hear an update on federal education funding, special education differentials, and an update on recent court decisions in the Martinez-Yazzie consolidated education sufficiency lawsuit.

The Public Education Department (PED) will also present the department’s strategic plan for education in New Mexico.

Additionally, LESC staff will be reviewing budget outcomes related to education in House Bill 2 and providing Read More

ENMU: Summer Educational & Athletics Camps & Programs

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ENMU Chancellor James Johnston

ENMU News:

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is hosting educational and athletic summer camps and programs on the University campus in Portales, New Mexico.

“ENMU is excited to again offer numerous camps and activities for the community this summer,” ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said. “Through the expertise of our faculty and staff, we cover a broad range of interests for all ages and look forward to seeing our community on campus.”

ENMU will be hosting various educational and summer camps through the Athletics Department, the Office of Distance Read More

How Can Jellyfish Help Solve Real-World Problems? National Medal Of Science Winner Shares Answer At June 2 Lecture

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Caltech Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering John Dabiri will speak during the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s memorial lecture June 2. Courtesy/Caltech

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) will host its 52nd memorial lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the Duane Smith Auditorium,1300 Diamond Drive. John Dabiri, Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, will discuss “Jellyfish-Inspired Engineering”. The talk is free, and audience members are invited to a reception with refreshments Read More