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Research Facility Renamed Texas Tech University Reese National Security Complex

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TEXAS TECH News:

The Reese Technology Center has been renamed the Texas Tech University Reese National Security Complex (RNSC), marking a major step in expanding Texas Tech’s role in national security research. The designation reflects both legislative intent and growing partnerships, positioning Texas Tech as a trusted leader in defense and critical infrastructure innovation.

Why This Matters:

  • Leading Research: Establishes Texas Tech as a national leader in defense-related research and innovation.
  • Needed Facilities: Provides critical facilities such as an electromagnetic pulse
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Library Of Congress Names Arthur Sze As Nation’s 25th U.S. Poet Laureate

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NATIONAL News:

The Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026.

The winner of the Library’s 2024 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, Sze will begin his laureateship with a reading of his work on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Library’s historic Coolidge Auditorium, and free tickets will be available on loc.gov starting Sept. 18.

During his term as Poet Laureate, Sze, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages. Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduate Carson Hick Named To 2025-26 USA Swimming National Team

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Carson Hick of White Rock has been named to the USA Swimming National Team. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

It was announced Monday, Sept. 8, that Carson Hick of White Rock, 2023 graduate of Los Alamos High School and a junior at the University of Kentucky, has been named to the 2025-26 USA Swimming National Team. 

The men’s team includes 67 of the country’s most elite swimmers and 21 represented universities, Hick being among those selected for his national team debut.

The selection process for the National Team is based purely on times. The six athletes with the fastest times at any qualifying competition Read More

Op-Ed By NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka: Plan To Depressurize Waste Containers Is Safe And Rigorously Vetted By Independent Experts

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By TED WYKA
Manager
NNSA Los Alamos Field Office

The success of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s vital national security mission is only possible if operations are conducted safely, with a clear understanding of risk, and a proven plan to mitigate that risk. This applies to everything the lab does, from how it conducts cutting-edge scientific experiments to how it produces plutonium pits. This approach is essential to the safety of our workforce of over 18,000, for our neighbors who surround the site and for the environment. It’s also why the federal agency that governs the lab, the National Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Launches Frontier AI Models On Venado Supercomputer

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The Venado supercomputer is now running the latest OpenAI reasoning models on its NVIDIA Grace Hopper GPUs to accelerate national security-related science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

After moving to a classified network earlier this year, the Venado supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is now running OpenAI’s latest o3 reasoning model to accelerate national security research. Venado, which uses NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, is the 19th-fastest supercomputer in the world and serves as a shared resource for researchers at the National Nuclear Security Administration Read More

Luján, Mullin, McCollum, Cole Reintroduce Legislation To Responsibly Fund Critical Public Services For Tribal Nations

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Reps. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Co-Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Native American Caucus, and Tom Cole (R-Okla.), House Appropriations Committee Chairman, reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) to authorize advance appropriations in order to avoid lapses in funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Bureau of Indian Education Read More

Life After 50: 9/11 Memorial Shanksville, PA

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA

I recall sitting on the living room floor after being awakened by a phone call from my brother. He said, “The lab is okay, but turn on the tv.” The first plane had struck the Twin Towers and then we watched the rest unfold. Our son was in Becky Sim’s afternoon kindergarten class and we would not have to go that afternoon. The next day a lovely letter from Laura Bush was sent home with the students. The world would change forever.

A few years ago, I read, The Only Plane in the Sky by Garret Graff. It was an amazing book that detailed the day minute by minute and Read More

Luján, Cantwell Bill To Strengthen Federal Wildfire Forecasting And Firefighting Tools Unanimously Passes Senate

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed on Wednesday the Fire Ready Nation Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.).

The legislation strengthens the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ability to help forecast, prevent, and fight wildfires. The Fire Ready Nation Act will formally establish a permanent Fire Weather Services program Read More

Luján, Heinrich Announce Bipartisan Bill To Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate

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U.S. SENATE News:

          • The legislation would improve Americans’ ability to reach help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act – introduced with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) – has passed the Senate.

This legislation would make important updates to the nation’s 9-1-1 emergency reporting system to improve Americans’ ability Read More

This Day In History: Attack On America Sept. 11, 2001

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History.com published this photo by Getty Images NA on Nov. 24, 2009. Courtesy/history.com

Sept. 11 News:

At approximately 8:46 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning of Sept. 8, 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more on higher floors.

As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcast live images of what Read More