KRSN Radio Interview with John McDermon
Thank you KRSN AM 1490 for helping us promote scholarship opportunities for Northern NM students! Listen to LANL Foundation Scholarship Program Manager John McDermon’s interview. Listen Apply for Scholarships
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LANL Foundation Letter to PED in Response to Revised Science Standards
Ms. Jamie Gonzales Policy Division, NM Public Education Department, Room 101 300 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 RE: LANL Foundation’s Comment on NM STEM–Ready Standards Dear Ms. Gonzales: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation respectfully submits to the Public…
An Encomium for Senator Pete Domenici
By Bill Wadt, LANL Foundation Board Treasurer & Jenny Parks, CEO As the citizens of New Mexico mourn the passing of Senator Pete Domenici, we reflect upon his many legacies that have enriched our State. One such legacy is the…
SFPS Board Questions Science Curriculum Proposal
Photo: Gabriela Campos, Santa Fe New Mexican By Robert Nott | The New Mexican | Sep 19, 2017 New Mexico’s dramatic overhaul of science education standards, which is drawing criticism from across the state and around the nation, is “troubling,”…
2017 Tribal Business Scholar Justina Coriz
My name is Justina C. Coriz, and I am a tribal member of the Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos. I am a student/athlete at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) in Lawrence, Kansas. I am beginning my fourth year at this…
Early Childhood Pueblo Outreach Project
Above: Pueblo Outreach Project team (left ot right): RJ Martinez, Jovanna Archuleta and Anna Marie Garcia LANL Foundation Works with Eight Northern Indian Pueblos to Strengthen Early Childhood Support Systems The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation has begun a…
16 Nontraditional Students Receive $1000 Scholarships
LANL Foundation awarded Regional College/Returning Student scholarships to 16 Northern New Mexico students. These $1000 awards from the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund help local, nontraditional students return to formal education to expand job opportunities or pursue new careers with…
ISEC Teacher Rachel Barber
Above: ISEC teacher Rachel Barber and her class at Pojoaque 6th Grade Academy start a lesson in a Meaning Making Circle. Synthesizing Complex Concepts After just returning from spring break, and in anticipation of PARCC testing, ISEC teacher Rachel…
2017 Scholar Joseph Estrada
A Small, Local Library Opens Up a World of Learning Joseph Estrada is a voracious learner and reader. He calls the Embudo Valley Library the center of the community, but for him it was like a second home. The library…
2017 Scholar Wilbur Wang
Wilbur Wang, Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund award winner, is driven by curiosity. Growing up in Los Alamos meant being surrounded by exploration, open-ended questions, research, and above all science. “This community is centered around LANL, and you can’t help…