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Luján Statement On 70th Anniversary Of Trinity Test

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Thursday on the 70th anniversary of the first test of an atomic bomb detonation at the Trinity test site in southern New Mexico:
 
“Today, we honor the memory of those who have fallen ill or passed on due to radiation exposure from the Trinity test. On this day 70 years ago, rural New Mexico became ground zero for the detonation of the first nuclear bomb. While it would usher in the start of the atomic age, it also
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Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board Meets In Taos July 29

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NNMCAB News:

The Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB) is one of eight site-specific advisory boards established to involve local citizens in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) environmental clean-up decision process at its nuclear facilities.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend NNMCAB meetings and provide their unique perspective on environmental issues.

The NNMCAB will meet 1-5:15 p.m., July 29 at Sagebrush Inn Conference Center, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur in Taos.

At 2 p.m., representatives from DOE will provide an update titled “Los Alamos National Laboratory Read More

DOE Secretary On Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
 
DOE News:
 
Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plant of Action:
 
“Today’s announcement between the P5+1 and Iran is a historic accomplishment. Building on the Lausanne framework, it will ensure that Iran’s nuclear program is―and will remain―a peaceful one, or that the international community will have more than enough time to respond if Iran’s program proves otherwise.
 
This deal will extend the time it would take for Iran to produce enough fissile material
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SFI Community Lecture – CANCELLED

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SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) regrets to annouce they have officially cancelled today’s Community Lecture “Understanding Genius: The Neuroscience of Extraordinary Creativity” by Nancy C. Andreasen.
 
Join them in September for the 2015 Stanislaw Ulam Memorial Lecture Series―The Web of Life and the Ecological Human by SFI Vice President for Science Jennifer Dunne.
 
Find out more about these lectures here. For a complete listing of upcoming SFI Community Lectures, visit here.
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‘DisrupTech’ Event To Highlight Bright Ideas From Los Alamos

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LANL News:

A showcase of disruptive technologies developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory will take place Thursday, July 16, at the Los Alamos Golf Course Event Center.

“The purpose of our event, called ‘DisrupTech,’ is to expose entrepreneurs, investors, business people, and other leaders to potentially world-changing, disruptive, early-stage technologies developed by Los Alamos scientists and promote the innovation culture at the Laboratory,” said David Pesiri, head of the Laboratory’s Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation.

“This showcase, and the energy Read More

Signs Of ScienceFest Dot Downtown Los Alamos

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Los Alamos ScienceFest banners line Central Avenue in preparation for welcoming community members and visitors to a varety of events kicking off Wednesday and running through Sunday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

SCIENCEFEST News:

Have you noticed the flurry of activity at the entrance to town?

Led by Fuller Lodge Art Center art instructor Olivia Snyder, her class of 12-14 year old artists are transforming Entrance Park and creating a façade of the iconic main gate from the Manhattan Project era. Entrance Park will function as an information booth for ScienceFest Saturday, Read More

Curiosity Rover Finds Evidence Of Mars’ Primitive Continental Crust

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Igneous clast named Harrison embedded in a conglomerate rock in Gale crater, Mars, shows elongated light-toned feldspar crystals. The mosaic merges an image from Mastcam with higher-resolution images from ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/IRAP/U. Nantes/IAS/MSSS

LANL News:

  • ChemCam instrument shows ancient rock much like Earth’s

The ChemCam laser instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover has turned its beam onto some unusually light-colored rocks on Mars, and the results are surprisingly similar to Earth’s granitic continental crust rocks.

This is the Read More

SFI Lecture On Unconscious Bias July 21

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Jennifer Raymond, Stanford University School of Medicine

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute presents Unconscious Bias by Jennifer Raymond at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe.

What makes a police officer actually see a gun in the hands of an unarmed man of color? Why did 360 college students evaluate the same academic article more favorably when they believed it was written by a man rather than by a woman?

Unconscious or implicit bias refers to hidden biases, operating largely beneath the scope of human consciousness, that influence Read More

Seven Federally Protected Mexican Spotted Owl Chicks Hatch On Los Alamos National Laboratory Property

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A parent owl sits with two chicks. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Biologists located a record seven federally threatened Mexican spotted owl chicks on Los Alamos National Laboratory property during nest surveys last month.

“We’ve never found this many chicks,” said Chuck Hathcock, wildlife biologist with the Environmental Stewardship Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. “It’s encouraging to see successful nests because it’s an indication that our efforts to protect these species are making an impact.”

Under its Habitat Management Plan, the Laboratory protects and manages species that Read More