PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: The daylong conference brought together scientists, engineers and technical experts from Brown and the Department of Energy's National Laboratories to strengthen existing partnerships and enable new collaborations. Brown's National Labs Day concluded with a poster session for attendees to further network and engage with each other while also setting the stage for future partnerships and breakthroughs. Photo by   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 16 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' staff and educational leaders from the United States are in Spain from April 15-19, 2024, visiting locations in Madrid, Basque Country, and Valladolid. This initiative, organized in collaboration between HACU, the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE) and the U.S. Embassy   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * "Nuclear Deterrence is the Backbone of Our National Security." This week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby about the agency's efforts to modernize America's nuclear deterrent and the importance of ending the boom-and-bust cycle of production. At the hearing,   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report on April 17, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending March 29, 2024 Staff Activity: M. Bradisse and R. Jackson provided resident inspector coverage while D. Gutowski was offsite. The staff members walked down several systems in th  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Representatives of the Womanium Foundation, an organization that encourages girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), visited NETL along with officials of the Naval Nuclear Laboratory's Pittsburgh-based Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory to discuss potential collaborative efforts. NETL Director Marianne Walck, Ph.  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news on April 15, 2024: In a collaboration that helps advance its national security and basic science missions, Los Alamos National Laboratory with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA have come together on the design and installation of Venado, the Lab's newest supercomputer. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Ala  more