SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: Three high-tech New Mexico companies will receive New Mexico Small Business Innovation Research (NMSBIR) Grants to help their businesses thrive, announced New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes. The three companies receiving awards for this round of the grant are UbiQD in Los Alamos, BennuBio in Albuquerque, and Mesa Photonics in San  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: On Jan. 14, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced FY 2020 Performance Evaluation Summaries (PES) on the effectiveness of its Managing and Operating (M&O) partners in meeting the performance expectations established in their annual Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plans (PEMPs). The summaries feature an easy-to-read and transparent asse  more

SANTA FE, California, Jan. 13 -- Project Coyote issued the following news release on Jan. 12: WildEarth Guardians and members of the TrapFree New Mexico coalition released a detailed report that makes an in-depth case for banning traps on public lands. Touching on a wide array of topics, the report goes into detail on the economics of trapping versus other uses of public lands, common trap types and the injuries they cause, and the environmental impacts trapping may have on New Mexico. The repo  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 (TNSPer) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Susan Seestrom, associate laboratories director for advanced science and technology and chief research officer at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The physicist was cited "for her pathbreaking work in nuclear physics, especially using ultra cold neutrons, and her leadership,   more

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 14 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Yi Cui, a professor at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive the DOE's Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, which honors mid-career scientists and engineers in eight research fields. Recipients will receive a medal and a $20,000 honorarium, and will be honored at a virtual ceremony broadcast from Washington, DC, on Jan. 19. "T  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 15 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news release on Jan. 14: Dr. Mike Davis, a 1987 graduate with honors, will be honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by Wayland Baptist University during its spring Homecoming celebration. While the weekend is mostly a virtual affair, the awards presentation will premiere online on Friday, Feb. 19, when it would traditionally have been offered. Davis earned a degree in philosophy at Wayland, then completed a master's degr  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 12 (TNSRep) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Jan. 11: WildEarth Guardians and members of the TrapFree New Mexico coalition released a detailed report that makes an in-depth case for banning traps on public lands. Touching on a wide array of topics, the report goes into detail on the economics of trapping versus other uses of public lands, common trap types and the injuries they cause, and the environmental impacts trapping may have on New Me  more