Chris Clark

Letter To The Editor: On Finger Pointing … Never A Good Idea

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By Sen. BILL O’NEILL
D-13 Bernalillo
 
SANTA FE ― The 2015 legislative session has adjourned, giving ample time to reflect on both its disappointments and accomplishments.
Certainly, the inability to pass our much-needed $264 million capital outlay bill was disheartening to say the least. Included in the capital outlay bill were vital improvements for senior centers, public school buildings, public libraries, museums, health centers, etc.
Following the usual procedure, the Senate sent a unanimously approved bill to the House with plenty of time for it to be amended
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SFI Presents: ‘Optimal Learning For Finding Minimal Peptide Substrates’

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Peter Frazier of Cornell University
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Optimal Learning For Finding Minimal Peptide Substrates” 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 24 at Collins Conference Room in Santa Fe.
Abstract
Scientists use laboratory experiments to search for molecules with desirable properties, e.g., that make efficient solar cells; or that cure cancer. The success of such a search hinges on making good decisions about which experiments to perform.
We show how Bayesian statistics and value of information analysis can be used to choose good experiments,
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May Events At The New Mexico History Museum

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NMHM News:

SANTA FE — Bring the family, bring your friends. Or just come by yourself. Besides great exhibits, we have something for everyone:

Friday, May 1, Summer hours.

Through Oct. 31, open seven days a week. Free Friday Evenings weekly, 5-8 p.m.

Friday, May 1, 5–7 p.m. Opening of Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War

Be among the first to see this Mezzanine Gallery exhibit and join re-enactors from El Rancho de las Golondrinas to learn more about New Mexico’s role in the war. Musical performance by the New Mexico Territorial Brass Band. Refreshments courtesy of the Women’s Board

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SFI: ‘Statistical Physics Of Massive Data Acquisition’

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Marc Mezard (l’Ecole Normale Supérieure)
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Statistical Physics and Massive Data Acquisition” at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.
The rapid increase in the amount of data that is presently being generated, acquired and processed opens new perspectives in many branches of science.
In order to take full advantage of this data revolution, and to turn it into a major tool for scientific discoveries, new concepts and methods need to be developed, thus allowing us to focus on the extraction of significant
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Letter to the Editor: First Earth Day In Los Alamos

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By Mary Louise Williams
Los Alamos
 
To remember the first Earth Day in Los Alamos County, one must give credit where it is due – the Los Alamos High School students to Save Our Environment.
 
A group of very concerned students answered the call of a teacher and formed a group to determine how to plan for a first Earth Day. They were linking up with the efforts of the newly formed Citizens for Clean Air and Water, a group of citezens and lab scientists who had begun addressing the deadly air pollution from the Four Corners power plants.
 
The idea for the First Earth Day arose nationally
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SFI Presents: ‘Rugged Landscapes And Timescale Distributions In Complex Systems’

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Dan Stein (New York University; SFI Science Board Co-Chair)
SFI News:
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents “Rugged Landscapes and Timescale Distributions in Complex Systems” at 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 20 at the Collins Conference Room.
Abstract
Complex systems are generally characterized by a high degree of metastability. In such cases it is often useful to characterize their dynamical behavior as a random walk on a “rugged landscape.”
There are many approaches toward studying this generic problem, and it remains a common theme in the mathematical analysis of
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Letter To The Editor: Don’t Let Your Legacy Be Defined By The Trash You Leave Behind

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 By EMMA COHEN
Los Alamos
 
Did you know that over 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are used each year? And that the U.S alone uses 100 billion plastic bags annually?

Single-use plastic bags never fully biodegrade, the bags break down from the heat and sunlight into smaller pieces that end up in the soil and waterways. Living in a landlocked state, we do not have to worry too much about our trash becoming marine pollution, but for many coastal cities their trash becomes part of an array of trash gyres throughout the oceans. In some areas,
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New Mexico Museum Of Art Presents ‘Fire Season’

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NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE — Fire Season is the fourth and final group exhibition in the Focus on Photography series, a year-long examination of the influential and ever-changing medium of photography.
 
The exhibition opens at 5.30 p.m. Friday, May 1 with a free public reception and runs through July 26.
 
This group show of 15 photographs includes work by Jane Fulton Alt, Patricia Galagan, Philip Metcalf, Larry Schwarm and Greg Mac Gregor, that explores the dynamic element of fire, from controlled burns and active wildfires, to their
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First National Rio Grande Announces $25,000 In Charitable Contributions

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First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe President Michelle Coons
 
FNRG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― First National Rio Grande announced that it will be providing a $15,000 contribution to the NDI New Mexico and a $10,000 contribution for New Mexico Appleseed’s Parade of Playhouses.  
 
“Throughout our 145 year history, we have provided support to those organizations that align with our core values – helping build and improve our communities,” says Michelle Coons, president of First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe.
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