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April 2012

This year, corrosion is expected to cost the United States economy in excess of $1 trillion for the first time. Research taking place at LANL seeks to reduce that amount through a better understanding of how this breakdown takes place and development of new techniques to detect it before failures occur. Read more

270,000 Volunteer Hours Logged for 2011

During 2011, LANL employees and retirees volunteered in their communities for 270,000 hours, the equivilent to working 24 hours a day for 31 years. That brings to 997,000 the total number of hours since the Laboratory began using the VolunteerMatch software in 2006! Read more

Support LANL Laces with Book Purchases

"Books Are Fun" will hold a fair on April 9 and 10 in the Lab’s Otowi Building (Technical Area 3, Building 261) that will benefit the LANL Laces program, which helps provide regionally deserving children with new shoes. Read more

Homeless Women Veterans Need Your Help

The Middle Rio Grande YWCA operates Henderson House in Albuquerque, which provides a transitional center for homeless women veterans and their children. The facility’s needs are great and include monetary donations, gas cards to help defray transportation costs, children’s clothes, storage space for residents' personal items, and regional activity tickets to help with stress management. Read more

May is Mental Health Month

As many as one in four people in the United States could benefit from mental health services but don’t get them because they don’t understand how those resources could really improve their lives or are afraid of the stigma attached to “needing help.” Read more

Calling All Santa Fe Business Ideas

If you have a great business idea that will benefit the Santa Fe economy, enter the BizMIX Challenge by May 1 to potentially win thousands of dollars in start-up funding, find mentors, locate office space, or gather other support. Read more

Northern New Mexico 20/20 Taking Applications Now

The Regional Development Corporation, along with local communities and business support organizations, are working together to promote the development of at least 20 promising companies by the year 2020 in Northern New Mexico. Read more

Students Will Soon Need Summer Housing

The Laboratory’s influx of summer students means housing needs will increase soon. If you have apartments, homes, or rooms to rent, you might want to let these students know. Read more

Los Alamos High School Students Advance to National Science Bowl

Students from Los Alamos High School (LAHS) took first place at the Northern New Mexico Regional Science Bowl on Saturday, March 3. Read more

STEM Solutions Conference in Dallas June 27-29

Whether you’re interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education from the supply or demand side, best practices, or how policy could help prepare more students for high-tech careers, it’s time to mark your calendars for the U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012 conference. It is scheduled for June 27 to 29 in Dallas, Texas. Read more

American Indian Graduate Center Deadlines in May and June

You may qualify for funding from the American Indian Graduate Center if you meet all the eligibility requirements and application deadlines. Read more

Santa Fe’s Capshaw Middle School Wins Toyota Tapestry Grant

Over the past 21 years, Toyota has funded innovative, community-based science projects in environmental and physical science that integrate literacy and science. For its 2011 Tapestry Grant program, the company recognized Santa Fe Public Schools' Capshaw Middle School with a $10,000 award. Read more

LANL Ahead of Waste Processing Schedule

The TRU Waste Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory is nearly two months ahead of schedule processing and repackaging waste stored in large fiberglass-reinforced boxes, or FRP's. Read more

Three Small Businesses Selected for Laboratory Environmental Work

The Lab has awarded up to $250 million in contracts to three small businesses with offices in Northern New Mexico to assist with waste disposal. The companies include ARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc.; and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc. Read more

Making a Grab for Garbage

Acccording to the Keep America Beautiful organization, litter begets litter. People tend to leave more trash in areas that already have some so, to help keep the Lab's property looking sharp, employees are encouraged to pick up and dispose of litter during its annual Great Garbage Grab from April 2-13. Read more

Lab Creates World Record Magnetic Pulse

In October, Connections highlighted a story on the Lab’s research using powerful magnetic pulses. We also included information on how the team was trying to break their existing record with a magnetic pulse of 100 tesla (or two million times the Earth’s magnetic field) and promised to keep you up to date. On March 22, this goal was successfully met! Read more

Drell Receives Gold Medal for Excellence

In March, theoretical physicist Sidney Drell received the National Nuclear Security Administration's Gold Medal of Excellence for Distinguished Service, the highest honorary award granted by the NNSA. Read more

New Issue of National Security Science Magazine Available Online

The latest issue of National Security Science magazine is available online. Read more

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