Meet EBI Intern Lauren McCaffrey
Meet Lauren McCaffrey, Talent Outreach Intern and active participant in East Bay Innovations’ Supported Employment Program. She shares her inspirational and personal story on how she lives and thrives with a disability. Read her full story here.
Pride Committee Recognized in Physics Society
The American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Pride Committee is the first affinity group within APS focused on supporting the LGBT+ community and is working towards a scientific community supportive of scientists in the gender and sexual orientation minority communities. Read more.
Science Comedian Brian Malow Interviews SLAM Finalists
This year’s finalists had a chance to sit down with science comedian Brian Malow to discuss their background, research, and SLAM talk. Learn more about each finalist as they share their experiences at Berkeley Lab and the path that led them to the SLAM. Tune in on Sept 23 at 3:00 p.m. for the event.
Share Your Volunteer Story
Tell us what motivates you to volunteer and why you enjoy sharing your time. Help inspire the Berkeley Lab community by sharing your story with us.
Imagine the Future: Accelerators
A lightbulb, battery, and some wire in the Caribbean started Antoine Wojdyla on his curiosity journey. He is now at the Lab working on the ALS upgrade project. Read more about his remarkable path as we continue looking at the role accelerators have played in the Lab’s history and its future. Antoine is the co-chair […]
Theresa Short Named New CUCSA Delegate for the Lab
Theresa Short (Chemical Sciences) has been appointed as the new Lab delegate for the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA). She will join current delegate Doug Burkhardt (Facilities). CUCSA seeks to maintain and enhance communication within the UC community on matters of interest to employees.
SLAM 2021 Finalists Announced!
Twelve early-career scientists will go head-to-head in the fourth annual Berkeley Lab SLAM on Thursday, Sept. 23, for a grand prize of $3,000. The event will be live-streamed and the virtual audience will get to cast their vote for the “People’s Choice Award.”
Maternal Mental Health Awareness
Did you know? 1 in 5 new moms may have strong feelings of sadness, anxiety (worry), or tiredness. These feelings are part of a medical condition known as perinatal depression. It is one of the most common complications that can happen during pregnancy and after childbirth. Perinatal depression can be treated. Yet, very few seek […]
Lab Leads Transgender-Inclusive Name-Change Partnership
Berkeley Lab is coordinating a partnership among the 17 national laboratories and prominent academic publishers to support name change requests from researchers on past published papers, allowing researchers of all genders to own their academic work.
Universal Design: How to Create an Accessible World
The disability rights movement gave us universal design—the concept that accommodation for one group will help everyone. Examples in everyday life include curb cuts, ramps, automatic doors, and closed captions. Check out this infographic and tell us what designs you want to see in the future.
