Community / Education

December 15, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 50 years ago two scientists at Sandia National Laboratories decided to buy shoes for needy children instead of exchanging gifts with one another. “Everyone was very enthusiastic about our idea,” says Sandia retiree John Haaland.

December 19, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Excitement fills the air as Sandia National Laboratories employees celebrate breaking their own Employee Caring Program giving record. Sandia employees and retirees have pledged $3.559 million to the United Way of Central New Mexico.

December 14, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Fifty-one years ago two Sandia National Laboratories scientists decided that instead of exchanging gifts with one another they would spend the money to benefit others less fortunate. They bought new shoes for needy children.

December 6, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Three students from Albuquerque’s traditional public high schools earned $2,000 U.S. Savings bonds in the fourth annual scholastic “It’s the Write Thing to Do” essay contest.

November 13, 2007 • LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Sandia National Laboratories’ California site has met the gold standard, at least according to the California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness. The lab’s Preventive Health and Life Design Center (LDC) initiative has been honored by the task force...

August 6, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia hosts the seventh annual Forklift Safety Rodeo, which highlights the skills of more than 85 forklift operators from Sandia, Kirtland Air Force Base, Honeywell, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

July 30, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Nineteen young scientists who earlier this summer participated in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) returned to Albuquerque yesterday to spend two weeks at Sandia National Laboratories as part of a special research internship.

July 25, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia assisted 293 small businesses in 2006 with projects ranging from a kid’s car organizer to a radio frequency signal that can alert 85 percent to 90 percent of drivers that a first responder is approaching.

December 13, 2005 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In what has become a 50-year tradition, more than 500 local elementary school students will get new shoes this year during school outings thanks to donations from Sandia National Laboratories employees to the Lab’s annual Shoes for Kids campaign.

May 25, 2005 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Teachers from middle and elementary schools in Albuquerque and other parts of New Mexico will have the opportunity to build their science teaching skills this summer in an effort to meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirement for “highly qualified”...

February 10, 2005 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the multi-campus University of Texas System today announced an expanded relationship. The announcement came after the UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved a new memorandum of understanding between the System and...

December 14, 2004 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Five Albuquerque high school students have been awarded $2,000 worth of U.S. Savings Bonds as winners of the second annual “It’s the Write Thing To Do” essay contest, sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

December 14, 2004 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 500 local elementary school students are getting new shoes again this year thanks to donations from Sandia National Laboratories employees through the Labs’ annual Shoes for Kids campaign.

July 8, 2004 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Science Education Initiative announced today by U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham will have strong support from Sandia National Laboratories, which already has a long history of community, hands-on science learning programs.

June 23, 2003 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories assisted 310 small businesses throughout New Mexico in 2002, helping to solve pressing technical problems ranging from how to detect and extract oil from the ground more efficiently to developing better packaging to prevent...

September 10, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal procurement entities are acquiring billions of dollars of goods and services through the General Services Administration’s GSA Schedule program.

July 13, 2000 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Theft, vandalism, drugs, and violence on U.S. school campuses have principals, parents, and law enforcement officials wondering what they can do to make their schools safer for students during the coming school year.

June 9, 1998 • ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Imagine a school in the 21st century where students carry no books and study from a virtual textbook.

May 11, 1998 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Their parents spent their school-age years learning to mistrust Russians. But for the 19 second graders in Janet Sanchez's Petroglyph Elementary classroom, Russians aren't reason to "duck and cover." They're pen pals, friends, summer camp companions, perhaps.

July 3, 1996 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --Tornadoes. Earthquakes. Floods. Terrorism. All four have potential to result in deadly catastrophes, yet only one is the product of human maliciousness. Anticipating and preventing tragedies caused by human intent has been a primary focus of Sandia National...

May 1, 1996 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- With a blueprint of Belen High School and some understanding of security technologies, more than 150 students will work together this month to design the technology layout for improving security at their school.