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  • 'Summer school' not what it used to be

     

    Here’s a sentence describing one of the classes in “The Summer Program for Younger Students,” a special curriculum created by the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos.

    “Launch a rocket on the last day of class.”

    They’re talking about model rockets, but still, who wouldn’t want to sign up for that? Other courses in the program promise that students will get to learn about fire, fossils, robots, how to solve real life mysteries, program a computer, even train a dog.

    It’s these types of learning experiences that have kept the youth of Los Alamos coming back to the “Summer Program for Younger Students” for the past 20 years.

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  • LANL archaeologist to speak at Bradbury

     

    Los Alamos National Laboratory archaeologist and cultural resources manager Jennifer Payne talks about the large number of archaeological sites on Laboratory property and how LANL’s extensive cultural resources management plan and program helps protect these sites during a lunch-hour “brown bag” talk from noon to 1 p.m., May 22 in the Auditorium of the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos.

    Payne is a team leader in LANL’s Environmental Stewardship Group and works with archaeologists and cultural resources managers to identify, evaluate, manage and protect cultural resources eligible for the National Register of Places. 

    The talk coincides with National Historic Preservation Month in May. 

    The talk is free and open to the public and attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.

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  • UNM participates in clinical trial

     

    The University of New Mexico Cancer Center is among a handful of institutions nationwide participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial studying a novel treatment for men with newly diagnosed, localized prostate cancer. 

    In most cases, prostate cancer is detected early and eradicated.  However, even with early detection, the cancer returns in up to 30 percent of patients.  The trial will study whether combining this innovative treatment with standard radiation therapy will produce an immune response that will kill cancerous cells throughout the body and decrease the likelihood of the tumor ever coming back.

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  • Miller to quit NNSA post

     Neile Miller apparently is out as the acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration as of June 14.

    Michele Jacquiz-Ortiz of Senator Tom Udall’s office was at the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities meeting Friday in Rio Arriba County when she received a text.

    Ortiz said, “NNSA acting administrator Neile Miller has decided to leave the agency effective June 14. Dr. Donald Cook, the Deputy Administrator, will advance to become acting administrator upon his resignation.”

    Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group also heard from his sources that Miller was out.

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  • McMillan lays out alternative plutonium strategy

    When lab director Charlie McMillan was in Washington recently, one of the items he addressed with the Senate Armed Forces Subcommittee on strategic forces had to deal with plutonium strategy.

    Last year, the Obama administration deferred the CMRR-Nuclear Facility because of escalating costs. And this year, it appears there will be a slowdown in the plutonium acquisition process for the MOX facility in Savannah.

    McMillan went into some detail about the CMRR deferment.

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  • Smith's seeks more time

    Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess is recommending that council approve an amendment to Smith’s/Kroger’s ground lease agreement on the Trinity Site. The amendment allows Smith’s two additional 30-day extensions of the feasibility period. 

    The county staff report notes that since signing the lease agreement “Kroger has been working diligently on feasibility period tasks. The company submitted and received approval of a site plan. They have a complete building permit submitted. And they have been working with the State of New Mexico Department of Transportation to obtain required road access permits for access onto Trinity Drive.”

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  • School district to propose $36.8 million budget

    In spite of unfunded state mandates, expenses carried over from last year’s budget (several staff and teacher additions) and a loss of about $800,000 in “training and experience” state funding for teachers, the Los Alamos Public School District is expected to turn in a balanced, 2013-14 budget by May 23 to the Los Alamos Board of Education.

    As of late last week, the proposed budget stands at $36.8 million.

    Expenses include a $267,814.97 state-mandated, 1 percent raise in pay for teachers and staff, a $106,193 increase in medical benefits, $118,165 in utility cost increases and $41,000 in unemployment premium increases. 

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  • Slideshow: Los Alamos Monitor 50-Fest had something for all ages

    The weather was near-perfect for the Los Alamos Monitor’s 50-Fest celebration Saturday afternoon at Fuller Lodge. The festival was staged as a thank you for Los Alamos in recognition of the news organization’s 50th anniversary. The event featured a number of activities for young and old alike including two bands, lots of birthday cake, and a number of businesses and other organizations exhibiting on the lawn and nearby Central Park Square. Look for more photo coverage at LAMonitor.com and next week in the Los Alamos Monitor. 

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  • Word on the Street 5-19-13

     

    Teen Pulse staff member Elizabeth Hjelvik asked students, “What are your summer essentials?”

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  • A favor for the Fashion Maven

     

    Dear readers,

     

    I have been giving you fashion advice over the past year or so and in return, I would love to receive some feedback from you regarding my articles.

    I will be filling out college applications this summer and your feedback could help support me in my future endeavors regarding fashion and journalism.

    Share with me what you learned, why you enjoy my column and anything else that you find important. 

    Send comments and feedback to enstylopedia@hotmail.com. 

    Thank you so much!

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