San Diego, California - Today, marks the first day of Kids Free month presented by Mission Fed, at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. During this annual event, children 11 years old and younger receive free admission to both facilities—throughout the entire month of October—and enjoy special weekend activities for the whole family, including animal experiences, special entertainment and keeper talks.

Washington, DC - The Library of Congress Monday announced the selection of four organizations that will receive more than $1.1 million through its Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program to support the effective use of digitized primary sources in K-12 classrooms. The selected organizations will focus their efforts on creating teaching materials and professional opportunities for teachers using Library of Congress online resources.

Washington, DC - The Director’s Corner will highlight how NIST’s cybersecurity, privacy, and information security-related projects are making a difference in the field and leading the charge to make positive changes.

Washington, DC - In celebration of National Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites you to attend an informational webinar about the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program, hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The umbrella program for the HPC4Manufacturing, HPC4Materials, and HPC4Mobility programs, HPC4EI brings all three together and leverages the high-performance computing capabilities of the National Laboratories to accelerate the progress of manufacturing, materials, and mobility technologies. The existing projects encourage strong collaboration between the National Laboratories and industry to bring these technologies to market faster.

Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act (SB 206) by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) on a special episode of UNINTERRUPTED’s The Shop, which gives college student athletes in California the ability to benefit financially from their name, image and likeness.

Virginia Beach, Virginia - Sailors from USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) joined more than 3,000 community leaders, citizens and other Sailors stationed in the Hampton Roads area Saturday for the Morning of Hope Walk event at Mount Trashmore Park.