Lab Equipment and Personnel Help Explore Mars
While most of us still had Thanksgiving leftovers chilling in our refrigerators, hundreds of scientists and engineers watched anxiously as a rocket loaded with a payload of scientific instruments began its journey to Mars. Among those researchers were some from LANL who, along with their French colleagues, must now wait until early August to see how well their equipment fares in the hostile environment of the red planet. Read more
COMMUNITY GIVING
Be the Lifeblood in Your Community—Literally
Every day, New Mexicans use an average of 320 units of blood, and to help keep enough of this precious resource on hand, you’ll soon have an opportunity to donate blood in Espanola, Taos, or Los Alamos. Read more
Science Fair Judges Needed
It’s time for the wonderful world of science fairs, and your help is needed! Read more
LANL Foundation Funds More than Scholarships
While many people associate the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation with its annual scholarship drive and awards, the Foundation also provides other funding in the form of Educational Enrichment and Small Grants. Read more
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Quality New Mexico Learning Summit April 3-4
We may still feel like we’re in the grip of winter, but soon spring will come and with it the 2012 Quality New Mexico Learning Summit & New Mexico Quality Awards Ceremony scheduled for April 3-4 in Albuquerque. Read more
Business Development Classes for Artists
Artists seeking to ramp up their marketing skills by using free or inexpensive tools can learn about them through a series of demonstrations and workshops offered by the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission.Read more
Pre-Application Deadline for Venture Acceleration Fund is February 24
Entrepreneurs, who need funding to get their technologies to market faster, may qualify for a LANS-funded investment of up to $100,000. Read more
Northern New Mexico Connect Celebrates Collaborations
Late last year, more than 100 people got together at the Santa Fe Complex to shine a spotlight on the organizations that work with Northern New Mexico Connect (NNMConnect), the Lab's collection of economic development programs, in support of regional businesses. Read more
EDUCATION
Local Students to Compete in Regional Science Bowl in February and March
Students from across Northern New Mexico are preparing for upcoming regional DOE (Department of Energy) National Science Bowl competitions in hopes of making it to the national event in Washington DC in early April. Read more
Changes and Dates for the Lab’s High School Co-Op Program
The Lab’s high school co-op program helps Northern New Mexico students gain valuable work experience and earn a salary. Students can begin working during the summer after their junior year and continue part-time during their senior academic year. Read more
Leaving on a Jet Plane for Work? What About Your Family?
On Monday, February 13, Family Strengths Network and the Lab’s Employee Assistance Program will present “Staying Close When You’re Apart: Coping with Work Travel.” Read more
Bradbury Science Museum Launches New Website
Not only did the Lab's Bradbury Science Museum launch a mobile site last year, but the organization's webpages were completely remodeled. Read more
Intelligent Innovation Award Applications Due February 29
Intel and Innovate+Educate are launching the “Intelligent Innovation” awards to advance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education in rural New Mexico school districts. Read more
ENVIRONMENT
Wastewater Recycling Reaches Milestone
Millions of gallons of industrial wastewater will be recycled and reused in cooling towers at LANL, rather than discharged into the environment. Read more
LANL’s Environmental Cleanup Priorities Realigned
The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration and the New Mexico Environment Department have announced an agreement that outlines the Lab’s environmental cleanup priorities through 2014. Read more
OTHER NEWS
Santa Fe Wins Keep America Beautiful Award
Santa Fe and other cities in New Mexico were recent recipients of awards from Keep America Beautiful, a national organization that seeks to engage people to improve their community environments. Read more
Atomic Testing Museum goes “National”
The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, NV, recently became one of only 36 museums in the United States authorized by Congress as a “National” museum. Read more
CALENDAR
Kurt's Column
On the Way to Mars
This month's issue of Connections highlights the Lab's work on a new Mars rover mission. The spacecraft is currently in transit to the red planet, as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Science Laboratory, where it is expected to land during the early part of August after traveling 354 million miles. Read more
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