LAREDO, Texas, July 3 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Porter Garner jokes that he is not sure John Sharp ever sleeps. "It's not uncommon to get a text from John late at night, or at four in the morning," said Garner, longtime president of The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. "He has some new idea or concept he'd like to discuss. Ultimately, it is about A&M, to benefit our students, our  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 3 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: * * * Texans praise his vision, energy, and breadth of accomplishments. * * * BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Porter Garner jokes that he is not sure John Sharp ever sleeps. "It's not uncommon to get a text from John late at night, or at four in the morning," said Garner, longtime president of The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. "He has some new idea or concept he'd li  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Prescribed burning is one of the most effective tools to prevent catastrophic fires. Some locations in the United States are facing a future where safe conditions to burn are fewer and farther between. * * * Severe wildfires increase with a decrease in prescribed burns--but new research shows that in some places across the United States there may be fewer opportuniti  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for week ending June 14, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending June 14, 2024 Plutonium Facility-Operations: Last week, facility personnel restored the impaired trolley line to service (see 5/10/2024 report). They developed and imp  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Elevate Quantum Tech Hub to tap University of New Mexico, Los Alamos,and Sandia National Laboratories to bring quantum computing to scale Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $41 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the Elevate Quantum Tech Hu  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Elevate Quantum Tech Hub to tap University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories to bring quantum computing to scale Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $41 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the Elevate Quantum Tech Hub  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 3 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * Colorado for quantum industry growth * * * Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Tuesday that a coalition representing New Mexico and Colorado has been awarded $41 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to advance the region's quantum information technology sector as one of twelve Tech Hubs selected nationwide. The Elevate Quantum Te  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientist Recognized for Quantum Research Applied to Cryptosystems * * * Raymond Newell, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently named Battelle's Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos. The annual award recognizes inventors from Battelle and from Battelle-managed laboratories, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the N  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 48 entities through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. NMTD is instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY25, meaning the monetary obligation from grant recipients is only 33 percent of the grant total provided by NMTD. Due to this 2-to-1 funding match, the total advertising investm  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: QCaMP is returning to New Mexico for its third year, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists in the rapidly growing field of quantum science. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with instructors from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will teach New Mexico high schoolers and teac  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 2 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Porter Garner jokes that he is not sure John Sharp ever sleeps. "It's not uncommon to get a text from John late at night, or at four in the morning," said Garner, longtime president of The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. "He has some new idea or concept he'd like to discuss. Ultimately, it is about A&M, to benefit our students, our former students our university." "He's the best chancello  more