In August of 2018, LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood Program began a community collaboration process with stakeholders from Rio Arriba County and surrounding areas in northern New Mexico. The partnership became known as the Rio Arriba County Early Childhood Collaborative (RACECC) and…
Jennifer Lorgan A stay-at-home mom of four, Jennifer Lorgan always aspired to be in the medical field. Even though such a career move felt daunting in her mid-40s, Lorgan successfully applied for the LANL Foundation’s Regional College / Returning Student, now…
Estrellita Sena is the recipient of the 2020 Bryan Fearey & Maureen Connolly Scholarship for Science and the Arts, with a grant of $2,500 per year for up to four years at the University of New Mexico for her outstanding…
Santa Fe nursing students found Operation Bandana to help battle COVID-19 Robin Carrillo Ortiz and Erin Price have always wanted to work in the medical field, but life has a way of getting in the way of certain goals. “My…
The first-ever recipient of the Sheila Morris Luna Scholarship is pursuing electrical engineering. Ayeh Safi comes from an Arabic Muslim family. She’s the daughter of Palestinian parents who came to the United States before she was born. As soon as…
At Tesuque Elementary School, Michele Barnard’s kindergarten class spent the fall 2019 semester studying Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) “Exploring My Weather” unit. They shared this video they created highlighting their work as meteorologists at…
Kindergarteners become school meteorologists with the help of Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) investigations. It is Amelia’s turn to be meteorologist in Michelle Barnard’s kindergarten class at Tesuque Elementary School. She stands at the front of the room, wearing a…
Above: LANL Foundation and Centerra-Los Alamos celebrate two excellent teachers at Tony E. Quintana Elementary School. L-R: LANL Foundation ISEC Program Manager Bryan Maestas, LANLF Grants Manager Sylvan Argo, Centerra-Los Alamos Director of Business Management Graig Newell, bilingual education teacher…
(above left to right) During an on-campus networking event at Santa Fe Community College, LANL Scholars Francelia Martinez (accounting) and Amy Ketcheson (engineering) discuss balancing college courses, work and family with LANL Scholars Ambassador Wyetta Bradley (nursing). Mingma Sherpa shares…
Janan Talmadge’s students are bursting with excitement for their Grand Canyon, Earth is Rock investigation in ISEC’s 6th grade Earth History kit. “We’re going to test rocks with acid!” exclaims Carlos Rascon-Bencomo, one of Ms. Talmadge’s 5th grade students. Velarde…