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LACDC Recognizes Cindy Rooney And David Horpedahl For Longtime Service And Dedication During 2025 Board Retreat

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At its 2025 Board Retreat, July 21 at the Research Park, the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) Board of Directors, including Immediate Past Chair Bill Wadt, left, with Executive Director Lauren McDaniel, right, recognized former UNM-LA Chancellor Cindy Rooney, center, and Realtor David Horpedahl for their longtime dedication and service as they step off the board. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Shown here at the 2025 Board Retreat, July 21 at the Research Park, the LACDC Board of Directors, including Bill Wadt, left, with Executive Director Lauren McDaniel, Read More

Native Workforce Partners Launches Their Next Chapter In Collaboration With LANL Foundation

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NWP News:

The LANL Foundation joins the New Mexico Native Workforce Partners (NWP) in celebrating a major milestone in the evolution of their workforce-focused coalition — signing a fiscal sponsorship agreement with New Mexico Community Trust. 

Since 2023, the LANL Foundation has stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder with NWP, a coalition representing fifteen Tribes, Nations, Pueblos, and nonprofits across New Mexico and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Texas. NWP works to create opportunities for all Native Americans to achieve economic security and prosperity by coordinating with employers, Read More

How Los Alamos National Laboratory Is Addressing ‘Forever Chemicals’ Known As PFAS …  With This Nationwide Contaminant Of Concern, LANL Is Ahead Of The Curve

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Sarah Holcomb and Randy Vigil check a device that collects wastewater samples entering and leaving Laboratory property. The samples assess the effectiveness of the treatment process for PFAS as well as other substances. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

They’re arguably the most talked about chemicals of our time, pervasive in everyday products and linked to a litany of adverse health effects. They are so widespread, in fact, that they’ve been detected in snowmelt on Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.

Known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, high levels have been found Read More

LANL Team Finds New Path Toward Quantum Machine Learning, Publishes Paper In Nature Physics

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A Los Alamos National Laboratory team has developed a new method to bring Gaussian processes to quantum computers. Credit to: GPT-4o

LANL News:

Neural networks revolutionized machine learning for classical computers: self-driving cars, language translation and even artificial intelligence software were all made possible. It is no wonder, then, that researchers wanted to transfer this same power to quantum computers — but all attempts to do so brought unforeseen problems. Recently, however, a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory developed a new way to bring these same mathematical Read More

NNSA Publishes Floodplain Assessment For EPCU Project For Public Comment

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NNSA News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration is proposing new construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This floodplain assessment evaluates potential impacts to floodplain values and functions from implementation of the proposed project, identifies alternatives to the proposed project, and allows for meaningful public comment.

The Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) Project would provide a permanent electrical upgrade for LANL, including poles with guy and anchor wires for overhead power lines, underground duct banks, and electrical substation Read More

New Documents Added To LANL Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Luján Fights For National Lab Science Funding 

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

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Co-Chair of the Senate National Labs Caucus, today called on President Trump to reverse course on proposed reductions in the Fiscal Year 2026 federal budget to research and development programs within the Department of Energy (DOE), including cuts to programs at National Laboratories.

In the letter to President Trump, Sen. Luján highlights the successful economic impacts by these DOE research and development programs, including our National Laboratories’ critical role in driving global scientific Read More

New LANL-Funded Study Shows Plants React Differently To Drought Than Expected

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Juniper trees are an example of an anisohydric species in New Mexico. Courtesy photo

LANL News:

A new study published by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists shows that increased water availability can make some types of plants significantly less responsive to subsequent drought conditions than previously thought. The research was published in Nature.

“This was one of those surprise findings that you encounter by accident while looking for an answer to another problem,” Turin Dickman said, scientist at Los Alamos and corresponding author of the study. “By putting the pieces together Read More

LANL Employees Meet Assistance Dogs Of The West

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) welcomed some special four-legged guests May 29 as the nonprofit Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) paid a visit for an information event. Four staff members from ADW, along with three of their talented service dogs, joined more than 30 employees to outline ADW’s valuable work in training service dogs that help individuals and work in facilities such as courthouses and hospitals. Attendees had the opportunity to interact with the friendly canines while learning about volunteer opportunities. The Lab’s Community Partnerships Office hosts regular sessions Read More

New Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

  • Submittal of Comments in Response to the New Mexico Environment Department Surface Water Quality Bureau’s Public Comment Period on the Draft Comprehensive Assessment and Listing
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