ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 21 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Two Centers of Excellence for studying basic science surrounding how hot plasmas behave, funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been awarded to University of Michigan researchers. One center--which simulates extreme astrophysics, such as exploding stars--is renewed and expanded to $12.5 million over the next five years, having received $5 million in the previous funding  more

LIVERMORE, California, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: For hundreds of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists on the design, experimental, and modeling and simulation teams behind inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the results of the now-famous Dec. 5, 2022, ignition shot didn't come as a complete surprise. The "crystal ball" that gave them   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Eighty-one highly accomplished early-career engineers have been selected by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to take part in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium. Engineers who are performing exceptional research and technical work in a variety of disciplines will come together for the two-and-a-half-day event. The participants - from industry, acade  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Tomorrow, selected journalists from New Mexico and around the country will be given a partial tour of the main plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), building "PF-4." The tour will be led by representatives of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency within the Department of Energy (DOE) responsible for designing and producing   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending May 19, 2023 Staff Activity: C. Beaty, M. Bradisse, and D. Bullen were on site to continue interactions with Triad and NNSA Field Office personnel supporting a staff review  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending May 26, 2023 Staff Activity: On Monday, a headquarters team held a second remote interaction with Triad and NNSA Field Office personnel to continue the staff's review o  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * At its peak, more than 2,600 flashes per minute were observed * * * New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters showed that the plume emitted by the Hunga Volcano eruption in 2022 created the highest lightning flash rates ever recorded on Earth, more than any storm ever documented. "The eruption of Hunga Volcano was the largest volcanic explo  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 20 (TNStalk) -- The Association of Military Colleges and Schools issued the following statement from its affiliate New Mexico Military Institute on June 19, 2023: * * * "We wanted to be the intimidators instead of the ones that were being intimidated, and we held our own this time. And we're going to do the same thing next time, except we're going to do better," said NMMI Professor Frank Kimbler. Working to change the tone of education in New Mexico, one group of stude  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Erica Scavella, assistant under secretary for health for clinical services at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "Connections to Care: Improving Substance Use Disorder Care for Veterans in Rural America and Beyond": * * * Good morning, Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and distinguished Members of the Committee.  more