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Community Relations
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Get the facts on Los Alamos National Laboratory’s environmental impact
Share public-facing info from recently published 2024 report

Co-Design Summer School trains next generation of interdisciplinary scientists
Built as both a training ground and talent pipeline, program prepares students for breadth of computing work

10 moments of Community Connection in 2025
Los Alamos National Laboratory a force for good through education, nonprofit giving, volunteerism

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees raise $2.7M in 2025 Holiday Giving Campaign
Funds support New Mexico nonprofits, students, children

ICYMI: Mason covers pits, traffic, environment and more during year-end Public Town Hall
Watch the full video playback here

NNSA: LANL flanged tritium waste containers shipped off-site
Fourth and final flanged tritium waste container successfully shipped off-site for permanent storage

Mission-Focused ST&E
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Lighting the photonics frontier with engineered quantum dots
A new breakthrough paves the way for practical, energy-efficient quantum dot lasers

Enabling precise predictions with proton radiography

New Plutonium Science Laboratory serves critical national security missions
New center prepares for 2026 operations

Breakthrough technique could facilitate faster nuclear forensics
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers study new method for identifying source of nuclear materials

8 Los Alamos researchers named 2025 Laboratory Fellows

New study finds higher hantavirus risk in drier, underdeveloped areas
Los Alamos study first to look at multiple variables to determine risk of the rodent-borne disease
Mission Operations
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How Los Alamos National Laboratory is addressing ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS
With this nationwide contaminant of concern, the Lab is ahead of the curve

New wireless system keeps the Lab running during outages
Fiber line cut did not impact Los Alamos National Lab thanks to microwave tech

Nationwide recovery of radioactive devices by Los Alamos National Lab hits major milestone
Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

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University of Michigan, Lab to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
This U-M press release highlights how a partnership expands research collaboration

Los Alamos National Lab gets a perfect score on hazardous waste management
New Mexico Environment Department’s evaluation results in zero violations

Nuclear Security
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U.S. Energy Secretary Wright makes first visit to Los Alamos National Lab, calls it America’s ‘national security brain trust’
Site tour covered Weapons, AI, supercomputing and more

Register Feb. 19-26 for a behind-the-fence tour of Manhattan Project National Historical Park this spring
Tours take place May 13-15

Laboratory economic impact 2024: Over $1B spent with New Mexico businesses; $1.96B in employee salaries

Nuclear Weapons Council commemorates pit production milestone
Visit to Los Alamos National Lab highlights commitment to deterrence

Los Alamos conducts first critical experiment using high assay low enriched uranium in decades

Los Alamos team develops ‘game-changing’ approach to explosives testing
More modern method a fundamental leap forward in safety