Education

Authors Speak Series Presents David Grant Noble

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David Grant Noble

MPL News:

Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak Series presents David Grant Noble, Author, Archaeologist, Photographer of the Southwest, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25 in the Upstairs Rotunda.

In Noble’s most recent book, In the Places of the Spirits, he combines eloquent text and equally eloquent images, photographs of the earth and humanity’s places on it, a moving record of the Southwest.

Rendered with grace and capturing the ineffable spirit of the landscape, petroglyphs and archaeological sites of New Mexico, Utah and Arizona, Noble brings together all of his gifts Read More

Los Alamos Nets 19 State Science and Engineering Fair Awards

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LAPS News:

This year, 22 Los Alamos projects qualified for the 2013 New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair held April 4-5 at the New Mexico Tech Campus in Socorro.

Of those 22 projects, 19 received state awards – a tremendous accomplishment as the students competed against 300 students from across the state.

In addition to the category and special awards, Los Alamos Public School students took home three of the eight Grand Awards in the Junior and Senior Divisions.

Los Alamos Grand Award winners include los Alamos Middle School student Colin Hehlen and Los Alamos High School students Read More

Pikas and Pixels on PEEC’s Tuesday Agenda!

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Pikas harvest vegetation in the summer to survive the winter in mountain rock piles. Photo by Sally King

PEEC News:

Pikas, pixels, pine-planting: these are all aspects of citizen science that you can learn about from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at PEEC.

Representatives from Bandelier and Santa Fe National Forest will talk about their work and how you can get involved.

Bandelier rangers Claudia Brookshire and Sally King will discuss upcoming events and citizen science projects at the monument.  

King will discuss the pika monitoring project and how these little critters can help us study Read More

‘UNM-LA on Display’ Highlights Faculty Innovations

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Dr. Kate Massengale will give her ‘last lecture’ at UNM-LA on Display. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos is inviting the community to attend “UNM-LA on Display,” which will highlight its faculty.

Approximately 15 faculty members will share their academic projects and innovations currently being used at UNM-LA.

“UNM-LA on Display” takes place 4-6:30 p.m .Thursday, April 25 in the Building 2 Lecture Hall and café area at UNM-LA and refreshments will be provided.

At 5:45 pm, the evening will end with retiring Dean Read More

PEEC Amateutur Naturalist: Turkey Vultures Return to Los Alamos Ice Rink

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PEEC Amateutur Naturalist
By Robert Dryja

The Mission of San Juan Capistrano is known for swallows returning each year.

There even is a website dedicated to this event. 

Turkey Vultures are one of Los Alamos’s earliest returning birds, but they’re not quite as endearing as the swallows.

Turkey Vulture. Photo by Bob Dryja

Four Turkey Vultures were seen migrating through the area or returning to their roost high in a tree near the Los Alamos Canyon ice rink on March 16, 2013. 

The road by the ice rink forms a loop and heads up the north side of the canyon. A parking area at the top of the canyon Read More

Roger Wiens, Elizabeth MacDonald Join Great Conversations!

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Roger Wiens will guide a Great Conversation April 28. Courtesy photo

LAPSF News:

Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. 

This is the 4th Annual Great Conversations hosted by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.

It will take place 2-5 p.m., April 28 at Los Alamos High School in the new building. 

This is the fifth in a series about the conversations that will take place.

Roger Wiens: Satisfy your “Curiosity” about Mars!

Roger Wiens is the principal investigator of the ChemCam instrument Read More

Toppers Band Marches in Disneyland Parade

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Los Alamos High School Toppers Band marching at Disneyland. Courtesy photo

LAHS TOPPERS BAND News:

It's Spring Break and the Los Alamos High School Toppers Band is out and about marching in the Disneyland Parade.

They also got a chance to work with one of Disney’s directors in their recording studios laying down three tracks, one of which was the classic “When You Wish Upon a Star.“

Besides their adventures at Disney, they are touring museums, movies studios, going to the beach and taking in a performance of West Side Story.

Plaque presented to the Los Alamos High School Read More

Los Alamos Students Tour Washington, D.C.

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Students from Los Alamos Middle School are visiting Washington, D.C. over Spring Break on an educational trip organized by former Los Alamos teacher Roberta Geoffrion Cocking. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos students at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiier at Arlington Cemetery. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Middle School students visit historic sites in Washington, D.C. this week. Courtesy photo

 

 

 
 
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Gautier and Ham Join ‘Great Conversations’ Lineup

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LAPSF News:

The community is invited to attend the 4th Annual Great Conversations hosted by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.

Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. 

The event is set for 2-5 p.m., April 28 at Los Alamos High School in the new building. 

This is the fourth in a series about the conversations that will take place:

What’s Cookin’ in the Caldera: Environmental Restoration

Peggy Gautier

Vice-Chair of Los Amigos de Valles Caldera, the official friends organization of the Read More