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Heinrich Secures Provisions In Defense Authorization Act To Strengthen N.M. Military Bases, National Security

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., successfully included several key provisions in the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to strengthen national security and New Mexico’s military bases, and boost the economy.

The NDAA sets the Department of Defense (DOD) spending levels and policies for the upcoming fiscal year.

“New Mexico’s military bases are home to thousands of men and women who dedicate their lives to the safety and security of our great nation,” Heinrich said. Read More

NNSA Honors Los Alamos In 2014 Sustainability Awards

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Los Alamos National Laboratory meteorologist and honoree Jean Dewart fostered behavioral changes across the Laboratory, supporting Earth Day and enduring practices of site sustainability, worker lifestyle changes, reduction in electrical and heating use and green transportation initiatives. Shown here with one of the LANL meteorological towers. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Building and instrument efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction efforts noted

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) this week awarded 15 Sustainability Awards for innovation and excellence to Read More

LANL And Sandia Announce Leveraged Small Business Projects To Receive Free Technical Assistance

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NMSBA Principal Investigator James Barefield from LANL’s Chemistry Division is getting ready to use a portable, backpack-mounted Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy system to measure the distribution of carbon in soils at a New Mexico farm. Courtesy/LANL

LANL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS News:

The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program, a joint effort of the Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories with support from the State of New Mexico, announced the leveraged-project winners for calendar year 2015 on Nov. 18.

Leveraged projects allow multiple small businesses

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Urgent Response Needed From Community Now!

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

It looks like the legislation for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park may be crashing today but it’s still being discussed on the floor so urgent action from the community is needed now.

Please call Sen. Martin Heinrich, p: (202) 224-5521, and Sen. Tom Udall, (202) 224-6621 immediatley and ask them to talk to their colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee to support the Park as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

If you can’t get through on the phone, please e-mail them at https:////www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact Read More

Nine LANL Scientists Become Certified Ambassadors

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Courtesy/BSM

BSM News:

In November, the Bradbury Science Museum hosted its first certification ceremony in honor of the completion of the museum’s 2014 Scientist Ambassador Academy class.

Through this six-month program, nine scientists became certified as official scientist ambassadors and committed to helping spread the word about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) throughout our communities. At the ceremony, each ambassador received a certificate and personal letter of congratulations from Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charles McMillan.

Also offering Read More

LANL To Hold Two-Day, Full-Scale Homeland Security Emergency Exercise

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UPDATE: There will be a limited period of time on Saturday when there will be no access through the Vehicle Access Portals on East and West Jemez Roads.  During that period of time, which could be up to two hours, all vehicles will asked to use West Road to bypass the TA-3 area of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

LANL News:

  • All-weekend test to cause minor, temporary traffic re-route

Los Alamos National Laboratory Emergency response personnel, Protective Force guards, federal officials, the Los Alamos Police Department and the FBI will participate in an extensive, full scale homeland security Read More

Software Speeds Detection Of Diseases And Cancer-Treatment Targets

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This image is of an evolutionary tree—a so-called ‘Tree of Life’—showing the divergence of modern species from their common ancestor in the center. The three domains are coloured, with bacteria blue, archaea green and eukaryotes red. Courtesy/Wikipedia Commons

LANL News:

  • New technology puts bioinformatics within easy reach of health-care professionals, researchers and others

Los Alamos National Laboratory has released an updated version of powerful, award-winning bioinformatics software that is now capable of identifying DNA from viruses and all parts of the Tree Read More

SFI Seminar With Alexandra Navrotsky Dec. 5

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Alexandra Navrotsky
University of California, Davis

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute will present a seminar by Alexandra Navrotsky at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 in the Noyce Conference Room.

Navrotsky’s seminar is “Energy Landscapes and Emergent Phenomena in Solid State Chemistry and Materials Science.”

Abstract: Freed from the tyranny of equilibrium, chemists and materials scientists are designing and making a wealth of new materials with controllable properties. These materials are often only modestly metastable and form a dense landscape of accessible structures. Read More

Talk On Nuclear Challenges Dec. 4

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Jack Jekowski

LACACIS News:

A talk on “Throwing Down the Gauntlet to the Next Generation of Nuclear Stewards: The Enduring Nuclear Legacy — A Second Look” will be given by national security consultant Jack Jekowski at an open meeting of the Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Lounge at the Education Building of the United Church, 2525 Canyon Road in Los Alamos.
 
Jekowski speaker will explore the challenges that lie ahead for the next generation of nuclear stewards, cast in the context of current events that are shaping
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Thanksgiving During The Manhattan Project

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Thanksgiving feast preparation in the kitchen at Camp Hanford. Courtesy/AHF

A typical Manhattan Project era Thanksgiving meal. Courtesy/AHF

AHF News:

Manhattan Project workers around the country were usually not allowed to travel home for vacation – even for Thanksgiving.

Top scientists had important meetings on Thanksgiving, preventing them from spending the holiday with family. The communities banded together to celebrate Thanksgiving. New traditions were begun, new friends made, and a good meal was had by all. In these stories, Manhattan Project veterans and family members Read More