CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 (TNSOps) -- The Society of American Archivists issued the following news release: Congratulations to the 38 new Digital Archives Specialists (DAS)! These archivists, who represent a variety of repositories around the country, earned a DAS Certificate from the Society of American Archivists (SAA) after completing required coursework within twenty-four months and passing a comprehensive examination in January 2022. The innovative DAS curriculum, developed by experts in  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSPol)(TNSCapv) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: This morning, hours before President Biden gives his first State of the Union address, New York advocates from the nationwide Build Back Fossil Free Coalition rallied in Albany to demand bolder climate leadership from President Biden. After two years of broken climate promises, advocates in New York and across the country are pressuring President Biden in advance of his first State of the Union   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The National Park Service Bandelier National Monument issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) published 2021 annual visitation statistics and a news release that provide a picture of 2021 by the numbers for the NPS, including a list of the 25 most visited parks. Like many of these well-known areas, Bandelier National Monument, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, and Valles Caldera National Preserve saw a dramatic increase in visitation c  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 3 (TNSAwa) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Four Kansas State University faculty members are recipients of the 2022 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. The awardees are Ronald Brockhoff, teaching assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Michael Grogan, assistant professor of architecture; Brianne Heidbreder, associate professor of political science  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski and J. Plaue, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending February 11, 2022 Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility: On Tuesday, the tritium stack monitor alarmed resulting in a facility evacuation in accordance with procedure. At the   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 2 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: A home-grown Albuquerque manufacturer of fuel catalysts for the growing green hydrogen industry has been awarded State and local LEDA economic assistance to expand into a new facility and eventually create 50 jobs at an average salary of $61,000, Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. Pajarito Powder LLC, a venture-backed company foun  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 1 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: In his laboratory at New Mexico State University, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo is using neuromorphic computing research to advance the future of autonomous systems such as drones, satellites and robots. A new algorithmic approach that mimics how the human brain relates to the world to provide capabilities closer to human reasoning,   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) announced recently the expansion of its Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) for postdoctoral researchers. The program will offer the opportunity for recent graduates with PhD degrees to perform leading-edge scientific research and technical work resulting in work being  more