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![Connections Newsletter December 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5706/31339257975_09b3a82a43_b.jpg)
December 2016
Science-themed gifts available at the Bradbury; Lab positions local women business owners for success; Smoking damages DNA; Snow angel; and more...
![Connections Newsletter November 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5678/30514326091_8df704d78e_b.jpg)
November 2016
Laboratory helps veterans seeking employment; Make Thanksgiving brighter for a local family; Forecasting the flu in New Mexico; Lab employee helps veterans find work; and more...
![Connections Newsletter October 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8326/29820156835_b2f0e7abca_b.jpg)
October 2016
Lab named a top-50 employer for Latina women; Science museum to receive gift shop, volunteer opportunities, donations, and more; cheap solar for NNM; and more...
![Connections Newsletter September 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8411/28873250540_93ce11aa57_b.jpg)
September 2016
Great opportunity for Native American-owned businesses; 900 backpacks donated to local youth; computer modeling helps manage wildfires; and more...
![Connections Newsletter August 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8184/28495521601_da06b0ef1e_b.jpg)
August 2016
From Los Alamos summer student to Lab scientist; area teachers benefit from professional development; Math and Science Academy encourages collaborative work environments; money goes to Venture Acceleration Fund; TEDxLANL talks available on YouTube; and more...
![Connections Newsletter July 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7398/27390553874_e6e9baa619_b.jpg)
July 2016
Rio Arriba Leadership Summit addresses challenges, opportunities; Small business and Lab honored for mentoring partnership; First endowed position created at Santa Fe Community College; and more...
![Connections Newsletter June 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7455/27103244036_b083fe1f93_b.jpg)
June 2016
Area businesses receive funding; Española team wins big at RoboRave; risk of Zika virus low in New Mexico; and more...
![Connections Newsletter May 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1462/26239615110_769326f3e3_b.jpg)
May 2016
Win big prizes in new summer reading contest; youth receive $570K; Poeh Cultural Center wins grant; preparing the Lab for workforce needs; and more...
![Connections Newsletter April 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://www.lanl.gov/discover/publications/connections/2016-04/_assets/images/ball.jpg)
April 2016
The Red & Black Ball raises nearly $82,000 for youth; RoboRave brings science to life; Major Subcontractors Consortium sharpens its focus; and more...
![Connections Newsletter March 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1645/25296692931_c2022b236a_m.jpg)
March 2016
My Brother's Keeper event sparks interest in STEM careers for Santa Fe Indian Schoool students; Easing the pain of grant writing with free grant writing assistance; the Laboratory's volunteer program helps nonprofits in northern New Mexico; and more...
![Connections Newsletter February 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1480/24443859461_24b5252ab8_m.jpg)
February 2016
Four tribal businesses receive Native American VAF awards; Hour of Code sparks interest in computer science; Food and gift drives help make holidays brighter for regional families; Southwestern piñon forests likely to disappear by end of century; A personal message from Kathy Keith, Community Programs Director; and more...
![Connections Newsletter December 2015-January 2016](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/765/22903058616_1af6cf2745_m.jpg)
December 2015-January 2016
2015 REDI summit focuses on community sustainability; All kinds of jobs increasingly depend on STEM skills; Employee Giving Campaign proceeds will help buy a lot of cat food and other regional assistance; Molecular clocks control mutation rate in human; A personal message from Kathy Keith, Community Programs Director; and more...
![Connections Newsletter November 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/693/22307451016_a101fe564a_m.jpg)
November 2015
Applications for Native American Venture Acceleration Fund due Nov. 13; Native American educational conference Nov. 13-14; Lab’s Employee Giving Campaign underway; Ohkay Owingeh scientist Denise Thronas helps move CMRR project forward; A personal message from Rosemary Maestas-Swazo, Tribal Liaison; and more...
![Connections Newsletter October 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5734/21468366069_1f264b1a95_m.jpg)
October 2015
Supporting San Miguel County’s economy one student at a time; Three teams impress at the Regional Teen Biz Challenge; Regional nonprofits receive sizeable monetary boost; Recruiting and training the next generation of national security scientists and engineers; A personal message from Kathy Keith, Community Programs Director; and more...
![Connections Newsletter September 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm1.staticflickr.com/762/20262453443_c082150f1e_m.jpg)
September 2015
Keith named Community Programs Director for Lab; Value-added agriculture offers small agribusinesses additional income potential; Students gain valuable supercomputing skills while getting paid; CASA gives children a chance; Seeing through just about anything; A personal message from David Clark, National Security Education Center Director; and more...
![Connections Newsletter July-August 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm1.staticflickr.com/439/19111866752_47b40488b4_m.jpg)
July-August 2015
$598,890 raised for northern New Mexico students, and counting…; Taos Mountain Energy Foods brings jobs to Questa; Education partnerships help students succeed; ATHENA surrogate human organ system approaches milestone; A personal message from Bill Archer, Advanced Simulation and Computing Program Director; and more...
![Connections Newsletter June 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8761/17973746030_671c3d3c22_m.jpg)
June 2015
2015 Readers’ Survey: Tell us what you think!; Four New Mexico companies to receive Venture Acceleration Fund; Students can gain valuable work experience and income at Los Alamos; Velarde students score in RoboRAVE International at first try; Portable MRI to aid wounded soldiers and less affluent regions; a personal message by Nan Sauer, Associate Director for Chemistry, Life and Earth Sciences; and more…
![Connections Newsletter May 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8684/17226570355_51c9e1d6ff_m.jpg)
May 2015
Marketing your goods or services to the Laboratory; $422,500 in scholarships awarded to 78 regional students; Española students invited to White House Science Fair; New observatory studies universe’s most energetic phenomena; a personal message by Richard Marquez, Executive Director; and more…
![Connections Newsletter April 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16793138078_a621e0b7a7_m.jpg)
April 2015
Positive Energy Solar part of fastest-growing industry in U.S.; Celebrating and supporting women; MidSchoolMath conference helps teachers, students and regional economy; and more…
![Connections Newsletter March 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7375/16519177111_b38df8dfa5_m.jpg)
March 2015
Native American companies receive economic development grants; Getting ready for the Northern New Mexico RoboRAVE on March 7; Today’s tuberculosis; Lab supercomputer finds new home at UNM; and more…
![Connections Newsletter February 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15877308031_22f05fe452_m.jpg)
February 2015
Breakthrough Los Alamos software is available for licensing; Industry Cluster Development Grant winners; Demystifying computer code for northern New Mexico students; Laboratory’s Season of Giving was a big success; and more…
![Connections Newsletter Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2015](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7468/15155611114_69d671cfb4_m.jpg)
Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2015
Record-breaking Employee Giving Campaign results; Leveraged small business projects to receive free technical assistance; New scholarship pays it forward; New analyses reveal higher Four Corners methane emissions than suggested by EPA; and more...
![Connections Newsletter November 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5607/15417379689_40853b8979_m.jpg)
November 2014
Lab scientist from Española provides technical assistance to small New Mexico businesses; Community food projects win $149,000 in grants; Major New Mexico employers sign STEM education proclamation; and more...
![Connections Newsletter October 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8471257381_59c2ca5b27_m.jpg)
October 2014
Protecting your personal information; $3 million approved for 2015 LANS Community Commitment Plan; SOC-Los Alamos and major subcontractors support northern New Mexico; Math and Science Academy helps Native American schools empower teachers; and more...
![Connections Newsletter September 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/14990635355_1d363a699e_m.jpg)
September 2014
Innovative local manufacturer brings jobs to Rio Arriba County; New Mexico to Mars; first Northern New Mexico Tribal Business Scholarship winners; and more...
![Connections Newsletter August 2014](2014-08/_assets/images/athena2.jpg)
August 2014
World eyes ATHENA Project as medical students transition to studying surrogate organs, nonprofits create big economic impact in northern New Mexico, Española entrepreneur breaks ground; expansion will create 50 new jobs, and more...
![Connections Newsletter July 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3922/14475382546_2ae07c52a1_m.jpg)
July 2014
Unraveling the mystery of San Marcos Pueblo, nurturing young children’s curiosity about the universe, catching the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age and more...
![Connections Newsletter June 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14224141406_c95d57a036_m.jpg)
June 2014
What would you do if your water faucets ran dry, business networking and coaching at your doorstep, volunteering is for everyone and more...
![Connections Newsletter May 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/13990661893_9e6ff0d4cd_m.jpg)
May 2014
Boosting Native American students’ math scores, opportunity for small biotech start-ups, Northern New Mexico students receive scholarships and more...
![Connections Newsletter April 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/13448742384_87e63cd7f6_m.jpg)
April 2014
Accelerate program for nontraditional students, Business Resource Roundtable, second annual STEM challenge winners, RoboRAVE Rally and more...
![Connections Newsletter March 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/12775578273_ec6968103b_m.jpg)
March 2014
Deadline for Venture Acceleration Fund, Community Leaders share opinions on Lab and its programs, six Native American companies receive economic development grants and more...
![Connections Newsletter February 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/12291903036_4471b18652_m.jpg)
February 2014
Regional math teacher wins presidential award, Subcontractor Consortium provides grants, introducing the Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation and more...
![Connections Newsletter December 2013 through January 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2834/11409174176_b69e2fd96d_m.jpg)
December 2013 through January 2014
Los Alamos STEM Challenge registration now open, 20/20 campaign, local winners of regional economic development awards, and more...
![Connections Newsletter November 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/10041048466_20ec3b1b84_m.jpg)
November 2013
This issue highlights a talk by Lab Director at TEDxABQ, employee giving campaign, ribbon cutting at Northern New Mexico college and more...
![Connections Newsletter September 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/9674044742_df4ce60f25_m.jpg)
September 2013
This issue highlights Community Programs supports regional education, Reliability Technology wins Los Alamos award, Hazmat Challenge and more...
![Connections Newsletter August 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/9241898130_931b7e3651_m.jpg)
August 2013
index.phpThis issue highlights R&D 100 winners, celebrating the Lab's 70th anniversary, two new exhibits at the Bradbury Science Museum, and more...
![Connections Newsletter July 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/9219175632_9f511d7b16_m.jpg)
July 2013
This issue highlights volunteering employees recognized, pilot summer program supports science teachers, Lab school drive starts, and more...
![Connections Newsletter June 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/8951517616_b4bccb459c_m.jpg)
June 2013
This issue highlights environmental cleanup, Director testifies before Senate subcommitte, 70th anniversary app, and more...
![Connections Newsletter May 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8278/8701344005_aca1e92af2_m.jpg)
May 2013
index.phpThis issue highlights innovation celebrations, Roadrunner supercomputer, Supercomputing Challenge and LANL Foundation winners, and more...
![Connections Newsletter April 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8596587986_4c515953ec_m.jpg)
April 2013
This issue highlights upcoming talks on the Mars Rover Curiosity, the Director considering our past and planning for the future, how we are safeguarding the electrical grid, and more...
![Connections Newsletter March 2013](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124192242im_/http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8510515997_5b4731b0b7_m.jpg)
March 2013
This issue highlights a new Native American Venture Acceleration Fund, Los Alamos teams that won regional Science Bowl and MathCount competitions and how the Lab is helping better understand the Hepatitis C virus.