DOE/NNSA Accepting Comments on CMRR-EIS Until June 28
June 28 is the deadline for written public comments on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Nuclear Facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement (CMRR) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is asking for comments as part of its National Environmental Policy Act compliance. Read more
COMMUNITY GIVING
Lab Receives Recognition for Volunteerism
The Lab recently received the Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year award from VolunteerMatch. The organization chose the Lab from among its more than 140 leading companies and brands, naming it the winner in the category of 10,000 or more employees. Read more
Golf Tournament to Benefit United Way
On Friday, July 22, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will hold a golf tournament to benefit the United Way of Northern New Mexico. Read more
Red Cross in New Mexico Needs Volunteers
It's a well-known fact that the American Red Cross provides extensive human support during disasters. However, you may not have known that you don't need to travel to far-flung locations to help. Read more
EDUCATION
Los Alamos Student Wins Supercomputing Challenge
Cole Kendrick, of Los Alamos Middle School, won the top prize during the 21st New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge, held at the Lab. With that award came $1,000 for his research project "Computer Simulation of Dark Matter Effects on Galaxy Rotation." Read more
Collective Behavior Public Talk on June 29
If you have ever been interested in how ants organize themselves or how your involvement affects a larger group, mark Wednesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., at the James A. Little Theater in Santa Fe on your calendar. Read more
Employment and Training Programs Available for Local Pueblo Members
Youth and adults can benefit from the Workforce Investment Act program that provides job-training experience. Covering ages from 14 to 21, youth can receive 120 hours of paid training, and adults are eligible for 200 paid hours. Read more
LANL Students to Attend Nobel Laureates’ Meeting
Each year since 1951, Nobel Laureates have met with young "budding scientific elite" from countries around the world at the Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau, Germany. At this year's event, two LANL students will be in attendance. Read more
From Science Fair Project to MIT
Thanks to a $30,000 scholarship award from the Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund, Majdolene Khweis will begin her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall where she plans to major in environmental and civil engineering. Read more
Santa Fe Community College Opens New Building
April 16 was a day filled with excitement as more than 100 sixth- through eighth-grade students from across New Mexico raced their custom-designed hydrogen-powered cars at the 5th Annual Hydrogen Fuels Challenge in Albuquerque. Read more
Twelve Regional Teachers Graduate from Lab’s Math and Science Academy
Last month, 12 K-12 Northern New Mexico teachers graduated from the Laboratory's intensive Math and Science Academy (MSA) during "MSA Day." Read more
Los Alamos Public Schools Recognize Excellence
The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has named Sharon Allen of Barranca Elementary School as its "Teacher of the Year." Read more
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Los Alamos ChamberFest June 10-11
Each year, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce holds its ChamberFest event to showcase chamber members, along with their products and services. Read more
Quality New Mexico Sessions in June and July
It's not too early to sign up for Quality New Mexico courses designed to help your organization prepare an application for New Mexico Quality or Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards. Read more
LANL Helps New Mexico Business Investigate New Energy Source
While dreaming a solution to a problem might easily be considered an old movie cliché, in Gary Esslinger's case, it was a reality. Read more
OTHER NEWS
New Roles for Lab Managers
Beginning in May, three Lab managers took new roles. Read more
O'Leary Named to NNSA’s Los Alamos Site Office
Timothy O'Leary has joined the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office as its new Assistant Manager for Business Administration. Read more
NNSA Releases 2011 Strategic Plan
In May, the National Nuclear Security Administration released its 2011 strategic plan that "details how NNSA will invest in the future, build the nuclear security enterprise required to implement President Barack Obama's nuclear security agenda and enhance global security, and continue to improve the way it does business."Read more
CALENDAR
From Our Office Director
Welcome to Our New Laboratory Director, Charlie McMillan
Please join me in welcoming our new Laboratory Director, Charlie McMillan. He has been with the Lab since 2006, most recently as a principal associate director, and prior to joining LANL, he worked for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Read more
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