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TechSource Undertakes Leadership Shift To Accelerate Into Middle Market

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TechSource, Inc. CEO and President Jeffrey Giangiuli, left, and Chairman of the Board Brian D’Andrea. Courtesy/TechSource, Inc.

TechSource, Inc. News:

  • TechSource, Inc. ushered in a new era of leadership effective Oct. 1, 2025.

After 19 transformative years as CEO, V. Brian D’Andrea has relinquished his CEO duties to focus solely on his role as Chairman of the Board, where he will continue to guide the company’s vision and strategic direction.

Stepping into the CEO and President role is Jeffrey Giangiuli, a proven leader with a history of driving innovation and success in his previous role Read More

Los Alamos-based UbiQD’s Quantum Dot Glass Boosts Crop Yield, Efficiency, And Sustainability In USDA-Funded Study

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Peer-reviewed findings from UC Davis confirm UbiGro® glass boosted lettuce crop yields by nearly 40%, a breakthrough in climate-smart greenhouse design, Courtesy/UC Davis

BUSINESS News:

UbiQD®, a leader in quantum dot (QD) materials, has announced the publication of peer-reviewed results from a landmark greenhouse study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)), and conducted at the University of California (UC), Davis. The findings, now published in Materials Today Sustainability, demonstrate that UbiQD’s Read More

Moving Arts Española Co-Founder And CNN Hero Roger Montoya Honored With National Dance Teacher Award

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Roger Montoya, Tuesday, Oct. 7, visited New York to receive his award as a 2025 Dance Teacher Honoree, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing outstanding contributions to dance education. Courtesy photo

MOA News:

ESPAÑOLA — The good news continues for Moving Arts Española. Co-Founder and Creative Director Roger Montoya, a CNN Hero, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Dance Teacher Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing outstanding contributions to dance education.

Montoya and fellow Co-Founder Salvador Ruiz-Esquivel attended the awards Read More

Darleane C. Hoffman, Pioneering Nuclear Chemist And Trailblazer For Women In Science, Has Passed Away

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Darleane C. Hoffman Nov. 8, 1926 – Sept. 4, 2025

By ANNE BARANGER
Interim Dean
University of Berkeley

It is with profound sadness that I write to share the news that Darleane C. Hoffman, pioneering nuclear chemist and trailblazer for women in science, has passed away (Sept. 4, 2025) at the age of 98.

Professor Hoffman was born and raised in Iowa. She entered Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), where she first majored in applied art but later changed to chemistry, and there earned her B.S. (1948) and then her Ph.D. (1951) in physical (nuclear) chemistry.

She began her career as a Chemist Read More

Piñon Elementary Earns 2025 Spark Change Award!

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that Piñon Elementary School in White Rock has been awarded a 2025 Spark Change Award.

This is the first year for these awards, launched by the Alumni of the Changemakers Fellowship as a new initiative to honor schools that demonstrate improved student outcomes can be achieved for all students.

Piñon Elementary received recognition for highest performing in mathematics for students with disabilities. This subgroup showed a 34.3 percent proficiency in mathematics in 2023-2024.

“I am thrilled and honored to accept this award on behalf Read More

Heinrich Addresses 2nd Anniversary Of Oct. 7 Attack

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the 2nd anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas:

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a brutal terrorist attack against the people of Israel — a day of horror that stole the lives of more than a thousand innocent men, women, and children. We continue to mourn every life lost that day and the tens of thousands of lives lost in Gaza over the two years since. Our thoughts remain with the hostages who still have not been released.

“The Israeli and Palestinian Read More

Ramón Carranza, Jr. Joins Teach+ As Head Of Federal Policy

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TEACH+ News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teach Plus, a national non-profit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in policy and practice, announced today that Ramón Carranza, Jr. has been appointed as its new Vice President of Federal Policy. In this role, Ramón will lead the organization’s efforts to shape and advocate for federal policies that support and elevate the teaching profession.

“Ramón brings a wealth of experience and perspective to Teach Plus, having served our country’s education system at the highest levels. As a first-generation college student who started Read More

Robinson: Tracking Every Federal Cut That Will Hit The State

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services

Legislators got the people’s business done in two reasonably efficient days during the recent special session, but not without some political theater.

This year, the governor and Democrats were on the same page in wanting to prepare the state for the Republican president’s funding cuts. And because of the Legislature’s newly created Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee, they had numbers.

Few people know the state’s numbers like the subcommittee’s co-chair, Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, who is former chair of the Read More

US News & World Report Ranks Los Alamos High School Among Best In Nation In 2025-2026!

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Los Alamos High School entryway at 1300 Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that Los Alamos High School (LAHS) has been ranked No. 1,131 in the Nation among the 2025-2026 Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report.

The rankings evaluate nearly 24,000 schools at the national, state and local level, with nearly 18,000 ranked. The school was also ranked No. 5 in New Mexico.

“We are honored to be recognized as one of the top schools in the country and top five in the state,” LAHS Principal Eric Ziegler said. “This is a testament to the dedication Read More

‘No Kings’ Protest 2.0 At Ashley Pond Park Oct. 18

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From Indivisible Los Alamos:

          • As President Trump expands his authoritarian powers, thousands of actions across the country will reinforce the message that “We don’t do kings in America”.

On Oct. 18, Los Alamos residents will join with millions of Americans across the country in a nationwide day of nonviolent protests at the second No Kings Day of Action.

A few months ago, on June 14, more than five million people across all 50 states joined No Kings in the largest single-day protest yet against President Trump’s authoritarianism. The Oct. 18 day of action is the next step in this growing movement, Read More