Colleagues, We have two important updates to tell you about today. First, the DOE has authorized the Lab to continue to offer paid Administrative Leave to all eligible Berkeley Lab employees through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, with no limit to the amount an individual may use, subject to the existing guidelines. This significantly extends the previous limit of eight weeks of paid … [Read more...]
Health self-screening process
Colleagues, Now more than ever, it’s clear that the choices each of us makes affect not only our own health and safety but also the health and safety of those around us. We can all be proud that during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have established measures that have helped keep Berkeley Lab’s people healthy. In alignment with orders from the Alameda County and City of Berkeley public health … [Read more...]
On-Site Superstar: Juan Aranda
Juan Aranda has been a helper from the beginning. He started working for a non-profit out of college where he collaborated with county public health staff on HIV/STD testing, which convinced him he wanted to work in public health. Nursing allows him to combine both interests. He worked for ten years as a registered nurse in San Francisco hospitals before joining the Lab two years ago. He also … [Read more...]
Lab Takes Food Bank Challenge; Donates to Alameda County Community Food Bank
Inspired by the “friendly competition” among facilities and areas to raise money for local food banks, Berkeley Lab, through the Government and Community Relations Office, will donate $10,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. “I commend all of the Berkeley Lab employees who have supported – and plan to support – the effort to raise funds for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano and … [Read more...]
Video message from Lab Director Mike Witherell for Friday, May 1
Colleagues, We’ve now completed seven weeks with many of us working successfully from home, and some of us doing only the most essential work on the Lab’s sites. In this brief video message, I discuss the Lab’s new leadership structure to guide the planning we need to do to bring more people back on our sites. I want you to know that we will do this, always, with safety as our highest priority. … [Read more...]