John R. Engen selected as next CEO of the New Mexico Consortium March 31, 2023 – The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Board of Directors has announced John R. Engen, Ph.D. as its next CEO. “I am thrilled that Dr. Engen will soon be joining the NMC team. I believe John’s energy, vision, and leadership will
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Specifica Announces Antibody Discovery Platform Transfer Agreement with Servier and its Subsidiary Symphogen Specifica, a Q2 Solutions company focused on innovative in vitro antibody libraries and discovery tools, today announced an agreement with the global pharmaceutical group Servier and Symphogen A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark), Servier’s wholly-owned subsidiary and the Group antibody center of excellence, under which
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Webinar Sponsored by the Supercomputing Challenge The Supercomputing Challenge hosts a once a month Webinar. This month the webinar will feature Jeff Holte, a teacher, principal, technology director, school director and designer of pioneering learning models. He will be speaking on, The Latest AI: Chat GPT – What Does it Mean for Education? Jeff is
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New Mexico Consortium Will Be At Los Alamos Spring Job Fair The New Mexico Consortium will be at the upcoming Los Alamos Spring Job Fair held Thursday April 13. This job fair was originally scheduled for March 13th, but due to snow it was canceled and rescheduled. Participating businesses will be capped at a total
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Predicting and Tracking the Aurora Borealis A solar cycle is traditionally measured by the rise and fall in the number of sunspots, but it also coincides with increases in solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), radio emissions, and other forms of space weather. These bursts of magnetized plasma and energetic waves from the Sun’s atmosphere can energize the gases and
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Biotech Startup Spartina Biotechnologies, Now Known as Mercury Bio A Santa Fe-based biotech startup, Spartina Biotechnologies, recently reported a raise of just over $1 million — this time under a new name, Mercury Bio. Previously known as Spartina Biotechnologies, Mercury Bio Inc. is the new name of the joint venture created by a few well-known bioscience founders
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From the Classroom to the Rail: The FRA’s Plan to Transform K-12 Rail Education with Sensors and Inspire STEM Success The Federal Railroad Administration or FRA has a plan to transform K-12 education by inspiring interest in STEM using sensors. Engaging K-12 students in the study of railroads using technology such as low-cost sensors can
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Steve Buelow, CEO of New Mexico Consortium, Announces Retirement Following a long career of science research and management, New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Chief Executive Officer, Steve Buelow, has announced his retirement. Dr. Buelow, earned degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and in Physics and Chemical Physics from Harvard University. Before
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Applications are now being accepted for the 7th annual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women This 2 week long summer Physics camp will take place from June 5- 16, 2023 at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The camp offers a unique opportunity for young women (including transgender women
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Los Alamos Science Fair Announces Results LAPS News Release More than 65 projects were on display as students from elementary, middle and high school participated in the 2023 Los Alamos County Science Fair this past weekend. Thirty-two students qualified for the 2023 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair which will be hosted by New Mexico
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