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NNSA Hosts Nordic Countries in Technical Exchange Meeting

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The technical exchange at the Remote Sensing Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nev. consisted of sharing information regarding techniques, processes, systems, capabilities and data analysis for aerial measuring. Courtesy/NNSA

NNSA News:

LAS VEGAS – The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations last week hosted a Nordic Aerial Measuring System (AMS) Technical Exchange at its Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) in Las Vegas, Nev.

The technical exchange consisted of sharing information regarding techniques, processes, systems, capabilities and data Read More

SFI Seminar: A Physicist Looks at Cancer, Tumor Location, and the Tumor Environment

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Clare Yu

SFI Seminar

Monday, April 29 • 12:15 p.m. • Collins Conference Room, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe

A Physicist Looks at Cancer, Tumor Location, and the Tumor Environment

Clare Yu, University of California, Irvine

Abstract: I will discuss what physics can bring to cancer biology, and the types of questions that physicists can ask such as “Why does a tumor grow where it does?” and “How does the microenvironment of a tumor affect its growth?”

Cancer cells do not act alone. They get their cues from the their environment which consists of the extracellular matrix Read More

LANL Employees Receive Pollution Prevention Awards

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Molten plutonium in a crucible. The improved processing of old plutonium generates less than half of the waste of the former process. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Protecting environment, saving taxpayer dollars

Nearly 400 Los Alamos National Laboratory employees on 47 teams received Pollution Prevention awards for protecting the environment and saving taxpayers more than $8 million.

The employees were recognized at the Laboratory’s annual Pollution Prevention Awards ceremony Monday April 22, Earth Day.

“The Pollution Prevention Awards are the result of people taking the initiative Read More

LANL Director Honored By His Alma Mater

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Charles McMillan named Washington Adventist University’s Alumnus of the Year. Courtesy photo

TAKOMA PARK, Md. – Charles McMillan, Ph.D., director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), the company that operates the lab for the National Nuclear Security Administration, was named alumnus of the year by his alma mater, Washington Adventist University during alumni homecoming weekend, April 12-14.

McMillan was the guest of honor at the annual alumni awards banquet held in Bethesda, Md., April 13.

In a brief address to the gathering, McMillan Read More

Los Alamos Athlete Lisa Dougherty Bikes Across New Mexico Unofficially Setting New Women’s Record

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Los Alamos athlete Lisa Dougherty at the start of her west-to-east cross New Mexico record attempt April 13. Courtesy photo

Lisa Dougherty’s crew: Gene Dougherty (crew chief, husband, Los Alamos, N.M.); Jerry Rieper (Santa Fe, N.M.); Ken Shipley (Phoenix, Ariz.); Ken Pritchett (Phoenix, Ariz.); Allegra Dougherty (daughter, Los Alamos, N.M.); and Sean Dougherty (son, Los Alamos, N.M.) Courtesy photo

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos athlete Lisa Dougherty has made significant strides on her Race Across AMerica (RAAM) preparations.

The Los Alamos National Read More

Governor’s Chief of Staff Addresses LANL Consortium

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From left, Chief of Staff Keith Gardner, Consortium President Floyd Archuleta, Consortium Secretary/Treasurer Liddie Martinez, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Rep. Carl Trujillo and Robert Hollen. Courtesy Photo
 
RDC News
 
Wednesday April 17, Keith Gardner, Chief of Staff to Gov. Susana Martinez addressed the Consortium of Major LANL Subcontractors, an organization made up of LANL’s 33 largest subcontractors. The meeting, which occurred at Fuller Lodge was a chance for Gardner to address the management of LANL’s largest subcontractors about state policy issues that affect
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LANL: Advancing the Art of Tuberculosis Detection

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LANL researcher Harshini Mukundan is exploring new ways to detect and diagnose tuberculosis. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New approach to finding a TB biomarker could provide earlier diagnosis

New work from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows promise for stemming the advance of tuberculosis (TB) by revealing how the bacterium interacts with its human hosts and thus providing a new pathway for early detection in patients.

A recent publication from the Los Alamos Biosensor Team describes the association of a key tuberculosis virulence factor, lipoarabinomannan (LAM) with human high-density Read More

Heinrich Seeks DOE Assurance for LANL Cleanup Funds

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U.S. SENATE News:

The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing yesterday to consider the president’s proposed budget for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014.

During that hearing, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., sought assurance from DOE’s Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Poneman that waste cleanup efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory would receive sufficient funding this year.

This is part of Heinrich’s ongoing effort to ensure all priority cleanup efforts at LANL stay on schedule.

On April 3, Senators Heinrich and Read More

LANL’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division Earns Piñon Recognition

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LANL News:

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division receives Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division received Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico and will be recognized at QNM’s annual learning summit and awards ceremony April 22-23 in Albuquerque.

Piñon Recognition signifies that organizations have demonstrated development and use of systematic processes as a foundation for analysis and improvement to attain improved organizational outcomes, according Read More