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Monday is the Juneteenth Holiday: A Day to Reflect – Message from Mike Witherell

Dear colleagues, Berkeley Lab will celebrate Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2023. The Lab will be closed on Monday. June 19, shortened to Juneteenth, is the date in 1865 that federal forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce federal laws enacted two and a half years earlier prohibiting the enslavement of people of African descent. […]

Five Years of IDEA Progress: An Interview with Director Witherell and Aditi Chakravarty

The stewardship of people at Berkeley Lab is critical to the Lab’s future. It enables the Lab to better attract, develop, and retain talented, dedicated professionals and continue our efforts towards building a more welcoming and supportive environment. Employees and candidates expect principles-based work cultures, opportunities for growth, and supportive people programs. Offering the resources […]

The Physicist Mystique – Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Sinéad Griffin, Molecular Foundry/Materials Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab invites you to attend The Foundry’s 2023 Spring-Summer Seminar Series: The Physicist Mystique Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Time: 11:00 am Talk Title: The Physicist Mystique Location: 67-3111 & Zoom SPEAKER: Dr. Sinéad M. Griffin Staff Scientist, Theory of Nanostructured Materials Dr. Sinéad M. Griffin, is a […]

Strategies for Inclusive Mentorship – March 16, 2023

Strategies for Inclusive Mentorship Mentorship is a dynamic, career-long phenomenon spanning many different relationships that support our personal and professional development. A wealth of scholarship on mentorship practices has emerged across many disciplines studying how mentorship happens in the workplace, its benefits, and what institutions can do to foster those relationships. While mentorship can benefit […]

The Power of People Data – March 14th, 2023

The Molecular Foundry Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountability (IDEA) Working Group invites you attend a seminar: The Power of People Data: How we use data about, on and for people to bring about a more inclusive world of work Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Time: 11:00 am Location: 67-3111 & Zoom Zoom SPEAKER: Heather Whiteman, PhD […]

What to Expect in 2023: IDEA Office

The IDEA Office has brought many changes to the Lab in the past three years. In this conversation with IDEA Program Manager Kelly Perce, part of a series on 2023 changes at the Lab, Kelly discusses new ways to put IDEA principles into action, the return of some favorites from last year, and how the […]