Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation 2021 Education Enrichment Grants Application Opens May 21
LANL Foundation News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation (LANL Foundation) opens its competitive 2-year Education Enrichments Grants cycle Friday, May 21. Grants will be awarded at a level of $20,000 per year for two consecutive years, up to $40,000 total over the two-year grant term. Successful proposals will be those made by or working in partnership with Northern New Mexico’s public schools and will demonstrate impact in one or more of LANL Foundation’s four focus areas:
College, Career, Community Pathways;
Whole Child Development; and
STEAM.
“This has been a challenging year, and we celebrate the resiliency, strength, determination, and perseverance of our regional partners and grantees,” Grants Manager Sylvan Argo said. “We recognize that those doing the vital on-the-ground work in education need longer-term support, and these 2-year grants are LANL Founda
UNM-Los Alamos Student Althea Denlinger Receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship
UNM-LA News:
From an early age, Althea Denlinger knew that she wanted to learn more about computers. She loved playing computer games and wondered about how they work. She and her brother built a desktop together at home.
After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made the effort to talk with the computer scientists that came in as customers. She got to know a few, asked them questions, and was inspired to hear about the work that they were doing at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
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Gail Golden and David Anderson, owners of Golden Anderson Studios. The studio was one of the businesses selected to participate in Taos Business Alive, which helps Taos County businesses develop e-commerce platforms. Photo courtesy of Gail Golden.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Like a lot of small businesses a year ago, the Arroyo Seco jewelry studio Golden Anderson Studios had a website, but no way to sell its products online.
Because of that, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and Taos’ normal steady stream of visitors dried up, co-owner Gail Golden said the studio’s revenue plummeted.
“We were hurting for a few months there,” Golden told the Journal.
“She said her name was Deb Haaland,” Warren recalled. “I’d never heard of her.”
Haaland was volunteering for the presidential campaign of a senator named Barack Obama, and she wanted Warren to travel to the Laguna Pueblo, the Native American enclave Haaland hailed from, to speak to locals about the election’s importance.
When Warren arrived, he found potluck food and 20 people. Haaland apologized for the low
turnout. He waved her off, impressed by the unknown activist s embrace of grassroots politics and tireless work ethic.
Fast forward since then and the number of people who have heard of Haaland has grown exponentially. Now that same political savvy she used to mobilize Native voters in 2008 for a victorious Obama has helped her once again make history.
Second Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE High school students from 33 schools will be competing for $5,000 in prize money from 18 employers in the 2nd Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge. Hosted and organized by New Mexico State University (NMSU), Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, New Mexico Public Education Department (PED), and New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS), this event will be entirely virtual Saturday, Dec. 12.
Ten-person student teams have submitted solutions to the NMSU formulated question, “How can you combine New Mexico’s natural resources with technology to address regional/global needs?” Employer partners have provided judges to rate the solutions based on quality, creativity, presentation, and how they match up with skills that employers need for future hires in their own industries. Selected teams will receive $500 per student in cash.