The Berkeley Lab’s DEI office is pleased to announce the launch of the new Employee Resource Group (ERG) website: https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/ What is an Employee Resource Group (ERG) you ask? ERGs are groups of employees who join together based on shared characteristics or life experiences to provide fellowship, friendship and support, enhance career and personal development […]
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Sharing Thanksgiving Dinner and What’s a Quokka?
The friendship of Charlene Yang and Rebecca Hartman-Baker spans continents. They met in Australia, ended up together once again at NERSC, and now head the gLoBaL Employee Resource Group. gLoBaL is matching hosts and guests for Thanksgiving dinner. Read how their friendship made that possible.
Appreciative Inquiry Brown Bag – September 24, 2019
For those of you who did or did not attend our workshop on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) led by global expert on facilitation Tanya Cruz Teller, here’s a follow up to share and learn how we’ve incorporated AI techniques, in big or little ways into our work. If you haven’t yet taken action on any of […]
Talk and Panel on TechWomen and LBNL Scientific Diplomacy on May 9th
Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry; Women Scientists and Engineers Council; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office are hosting a presentation and panel event called “Scientific Diplomacy: From Berkeley Lab to Egypt” on Wednesday, May 9th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Building 50 Auditorium. This event will highlight the efforts made by Berkeley Lab colleagues in the […]
“Lives Worth Living” Film Screenings to Highlight U.S. Disability Rights Movement
In highlighting the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Berkeley Lab’s “All Access” Employee Resource Group (ERG), in partnership with the Diversity and Inclusion Council, will be hosting a series of events in the month of October to promote our Labwide Disability Inclusion Awareness Month. All Access will host film screenings of […]
Lab Hosted Clean Energy Workshop with Keynote by DOE Deputy Secretary
On Wednesday, June 1, 2016, Berkeley Lab hosted 12 international (Canada, Denmark, Mexico, and Russia) and three local STEM teachers. They participated in a workshop as part of “New Frontiers in Clean Energy Education: A Training for International Teachers.” The International C3E (Clean Energy, Education, and Empowerment) Women in Clean Energy Workshop discussed the role […]
“Enabling Inclusion Through Mindfulness” Talk on May 16 by Former Google Director Peter Weng
Peter Weng, from the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and a former director at Google, will give a labwide talk on Monday, May 16th from 12:00-1:00 pm in the B50 Auditorium. He will discuss how unconscious biases and automatic responses stemming from biases can be barriers to an inclusive environment. By demonstrating practices of mindfulness […]
Veterans Day Message from DOE Secretary and Deputy Secretary
Dear Colleagues, This Wednesday our Nation will observe Veterans Day. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919, as Armistice Day in recognition of the end of hostilities of World War I, with the hope that a conflict on the global scale would never occur again. But in 1954, after World War II and the Korean […]
Berkeley Lab’s 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival on Oct. 28th
Berkeley Lab will be hosting its 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival on Wednesday, October 28th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Cafeteria patio. This year’s theme will be: “A Taste of Berkeley Lab” (poster coming soon): Join us for a culinary extravaganza as Berkeley Lab’s Bay View Cafe, managed by the Epicurean Group, […]
Special Menu for Diversity Cultural Festival on Oct. 28
The 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival will be taking place on Wednesday, October 28th at the Cafeteria Lawn from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (poster and more information coming soon!) The Epicurean Group will feature a special menu that day to highlight various cultures: BBQ – Baja Fish Tacos with Cilantro Rice, Black Beans, Lime […]
