To reduce the chances of encountering a mountain lion: Avoid hiking or jogging alone, especially between dusk and dawn, when lions normally do their hunting. Make plenty of noise while you hike so as to reduce the chances of surprising a lion. Always keep children and pets in sight while hiking and within arm’s reach in areas that can conceal a lion. Hike with a good walking stick; this … [Read more...]
Annual Commute Update and Review
Colleagues, In January 2019, we started a series of emails to communicate about an important subject to all of us at the Lab: transportation, commuting, and parking. The email opened with: It’s no secret that parking on the hill is tough, and as we continue to grow with new opportunities for scientific and infrastructure development, it’s going to get tougher. While that growth is exciting, it … [Read more...]
Four 2020 Sloan Research Fellows From Berkeley Lab
Four of the Lab's scientists have been selected for the prestigious 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship that recognizes outstanding work in science. Winners receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship, which can be spent to advance their research. The Sloan fellows from the Lab are: Stephen Brohawn, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory An assistant professor of molecular and cell … [Read more...]
International Women & Girls in Science Day
The World Needs Science...And Science Needs Women The United Nations has declared today, Feb. 11, International Women & Girls in Science Day. The day marks the contributions of women in STEM and seeks to motivate the next generation of young women and girls to enter the field of science. To help recognize this event, we asked some women researchers and students for their take on this … [Read more...]
Three Questions for Stacy Curry
As part of Black History Month, Elements is featuring members of the Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG). One of those members is Stacy Curry, a Program Operations Analyst in the Energy Technologies Area. She has been at the Lab for 7.5 years. Why do you think it’s important to recognize Black History Month? Recognizing Black History Month helps us to feel a sense of … [Read more...]