Natalie Aulwes Earns Girl Scouts National Gold Award
Girl Scout national gold award winner Natalie Aulwes. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Natalie Aulwes, a 2020 Los Alamos High School graduate, has a lot of ties in the local Girl Scout program and recently made her mark on the national level in earning the Girl Scouts National Gold Award.
Aulwes received the award as a result of her service projects, which included constructing a new helicopter pad at Pajarito Mountain to transport injured patients out of the ski area and hosting a workshop to introduce young girls to STEM (science, technology, Read More
Top Students Tapped For Los Alamos Science Experience
- Graduate program from DOE prepares students for STEM careers
As part of a U.S. Department of Energy graduate-student program, 52 students from 43 different universities will be sponsored to conduct research at 12 national laboratories. Seven of them will come to Los Alamos National Laboratory for their research experience for between three and 12 months.
“These graduate student awards help prepare new scientists for STEM careers that are vitally important to the DOE mission and the Read More
NNSA Administrator Statement On 2020 Nobel Prize In Physics Recipient Dr. Andrea Ghez With Ties To LLNL
2020 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient Dr. Andrea Ghez of UCLA. Courtesy/@NobelPrize
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Administrator Lisa E Gordon-Hagerty of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Nuclear Security issued the following statement on the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Andrea Ghez:
“Congratulations to Andrea Ghez, this year’s co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. Now an esteemed professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, she has close ties with NNSA’s Lawrence Livermore Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Early Career Scientist Sumantra Sarkar Receives 2021 Irwin Oppenheim Award
LANL early career scientist Sumantra Sarkar receives the 2021 Irwin Oppenheim Award. Courtesy/LANL
LANL New:
Sumantra Sarkar, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist specializing in self-replicating materials, is the recipient of the 2021 Irwin Oppenheim Award from the American Physical Society.
“Self-replication is a biophysical process through which an object can create a near identical replica of itself,” Sarkar said. “Biological systems such as all animals and plants are master self-replicators. As I write, millions of cells in our bodies are copying themselves and producing Read More
NMDOH Urges All New Mexicans To Get Annual Flu Shot
NMDOH News:Chart 208: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 8
This chart shows the change in number of diagnoses during a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Oct. 8 compared with the two week period ending Sept. 23. The statewide figure is highlighted, while counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown. The number of new COVID-19 cases statewide nearly doubled, in what was the worst two week period since June. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Photo by El Ben-NaimLeague Of Women Voters Right To Vote Celebration At Both Senior Center Drive Thru Lunches Noon To 1 P.M. Today!
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos is honoring the 1920’s group that worked so hard to earn women the right to vote. League members will be at both drive thru lunches noon to 1 p.m. today at the Los Alamos and White Rock senior centers. Lunch reservations must be made by 10 a.m. today! Courtesy photo
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government.
The League influences public policy through education and advocacy and today the members will honor the 1920’s group that worked so hard to earn Read More
NMPED Provides $332K In School Nutrition Grants
NMPED Secretary Ryan Stewart
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department has awarded 53 grants to school districts across the state to expand programs that purchase food directly from local farmers, food hubs or cooperatives and distributors.
The grants, which total $332,000, align with the department’s and the Student Success and Wellness Bureau’s goal of ensuring that New Mexico children have access to high-quality, healthful school meals. The announcement coincides with National Farm to School Month, which celebrates the importance of fresh, local foods in school-based Read More
Bureau Of Land Management Helium Sales Of $60 Million Transferred To U.S. Treasury For American Taxpayer
BLM News:
AMARILLO, Texas — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing that $60 million generated from the sale and auction of crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve has been transferred to the U.S. Treasury.
The Federal Helium Reserve is a resource owned by the American people and managed by the BLM’s Amarillo Field Office.
“The BLM is proud to announce that the Federal Helium Program has returned more than $2 billion to the U.S. Treasury from the sale and auction of crude helium between 2005 and 2018,” Amarillo Field Manager Sam Burton said.
In addition, the BLM’s crude helium plant Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 4 Staff Members And 11 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED COVID-19 update:
SANTA FE – The Public Education Department today announced 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
- One case in Bernalillo County. The infected individual is a staff member who was last on school property Oct. 2. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive case.
- Four cases in Curry County. All of the infected individuals
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