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Berkeley Lab A-Z Index Directory Submit Web People Navigation Berkeley Lab Search Submit Web People Close About the Lab Leadership/Organization Calendar News Center Elements This is an archive. Please view the latest news on elements.lbl.gov Today at Berkeley Lab TABL Retires; Elements Is New Lab Employee Communications Platform January 18th, 2019 Elements is available via mobile app, desktop, and email. Those who sign up can select the categories of news they are most interested in, share posts with their colleagues, and receive important alerts and broadcasts. To start using Elements, download the app (search for Berkeley Lab Elements” in the app stores), or visit elements.lbl.gov . More Today at Berkeley Lab Retires; the Elements Era Begins January 18th, 2019 Nearly 16 years after its debut on Feb. 3, 2003 , the Lab’s online newsletter Today at Berkeley Lab (aka TABL) is retiring this week to make way for Elements, the Lab’s new employee news platform. TABL follows a long history of Lab newsletters, starting with the Radiation Laboratory Bulletin, followed by The Magnet, and then Currents and The View. More CSD’s Hartwig Awarded Wolf Prize in Chemistry January 18th, 2019 John Hartwig, head of the Catalysis and Chemical Transformations Program in the Chemical Sciences Division and professor of chemistry at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry for the development of efficient transition-metal catalysts that have revolutionized drug manufacturing. More Launching an Accessible Archive of Environmental Data January 18th, 2019 A new archive, called Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem ( ESS-DIVE ), preserves, expands access to, and improves usability of data from DOE’s research in terrestrial and subsurface environments. The ESS-DIVE team consists of computer scientists, environmental scientists, and digital librarians from Berkeley Lab and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. More Employee Discount for Jan. 31 Berkeley Symphony Concert January 18th, 2019 Special rates are available for the Berkeley Symphony upcoming concertBritten and Bernstein ” on Thursday Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. Lab employees can purchase $20 tickets (front and rear orchestra) using code LABGRAD20 and $10 tickets (rear balcony) using code LABGRAD10. Purchase here or call (510) 841-2800, ext. 1. This offer is sponsored by the Lab’s Postdoc Association. Recent News When Stars Collide: 3D Computer Simulation Captures Cosmic Event North End of Gayley Road Closed on Jan. 18 ‘Stigma-Free UC’ Hosts Jan. 24 Webinar on Reducing Mental Health Stigma New Wellness Offering From Health Services: Know Your Numbers Featured News ← ‘Elements’ Launches Jan. 22; Today at Berkeley Lab’s Last Day is Jan. 18 Introducing the Urban Systems Group IT Division Offers Free Python Fundamentals Four-Part Series Registration Ongoing for JGI’s Next Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The Hidden Cost of Computer Gaming Researchers Capture an Image of Negative Capacitance in Action Complete Bay View Cafe Survey for a Chance to Win Gift Certificates Replacement Hearing Aid Batteries Available Jan. 28 Information Session for Postdocs’ Mental Health and Well-Being Benefits Director Witherell Announces FY 2020 LDRD Call for Proposals Applications Open for DOE’s Office of Science Early Career Research Program Programming Proteins to Pair Perfectly Farewell Reception Honoring Wim Leemans to Be Held Jan. 22 Meditation on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. Employee Responsibilities for Reporting Concerns: Whistleblower Notice Drug Sponge Could Minimize Side Effects of Cancer Treatment Volunteers Needed for Jan. 23 Kennedy High School College & Career Day Partial Lane Closures on Smoot Road Jan. 14 to 16 UC Retirement Center Hosts Pre-Retirement Planning Course Nanocrystals Get Better When They Double Up With MOFs Researchers Identify Openings for Shuttering Virus Factories Jan. 15 Submission Deadline for ETA Early Career Poster Competition EESA’s Robin Lopez Sparks STEM Curiosity in Berkeley Community Fund Scholars Meet Thor Swift, the Lab’s New Lead Photographer Lab to Host Additional Blood Drives in 2019; First Is on Jan. 24 New Machine Learning for Science Website UC Scientist Offers Suggestion on How to Rethink Your New Year’s Resolution Activities Galore at the Lawrence Hall of Science This Month Learn More About Cyclotron Road Fellows With ‘Back Stories’ Series Submissions Sought for Campus Art and Science Exhibit Changes to Look for in Your January Paycheck 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table New DOE Funding to Improve Accuracy of Climate & Earth Modeling Systems Foundry Winter Seminar Series Begins January 15 Fallen Eucalyptus on Gayley Road Causes Fatality; Orange Shuttle Rerouted Unlocking New Paths Toward High-Temperature Superconductors Compliance Date for Revised ‘Common Rule’ Policy is Jan. 21 Did You Know? A Bit of Lab History Trivia Revealing Reclusive Recombination Mechanisms JGI Leads Community Effort on Virus Data Quality Guidelines Lab’s Gerbrand Ceder Comments on Recent Tesla Fires on KPIX Toward a Blueprint for Anti-influenza Drugs Foundry, ALS Host Successful Warm Coat Drive Tips for Staying Healthy on International Trips Wim Leemans to Leave Lab and Lead Accelerator Division at DESY LDRD Funding for FY19 Announced ESnet: Using Software to Better Define Network Functionality Greener Days Ahead for Carbon Fuels Lab Research on Removal of Arsenic From Drinking Water in India Highlighted Happy Holidays From the Lab’s Photo Club Massive New Dark Matter Detector Gets Its ‘Eyes’ Shedding New Light on Luminous Blue Variable Stars FY19 Physical Inventory of Personal Property Holiday Shutdown Runs From 6 p.m. on Dec. 21 to Jan. 1; Shuttles, Services Affected ALS Helps Reveal the Smoking Gun of Soot Formation Check out the Lab’s Sustainability Report & Plan Make Sure Your W-2 Address is Accurate Safety Tips for Navigating in Less Daylight Researchers Use Jiggly Jell-O to Make Powerful New Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst Early Bird Registration Ends Dec. 31 for JGI Annual User Meeting → Connect twitter instagram LinkedIn facebook youtube COMING UP Jan. 22 Brown Bag on Early Career Research Program Farewell Reception For Wim Leemans on Jan. 22 Blood Drive on Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Info Session for Postdocs’ Mental Health & Well-Being Benefits Parking Permits Stickers Required by Jan. 31 Take Bay View Cafe Survey by Jan. 31 USEFUL LINKS Submit Contact Lab Director Messages Deputy for Operations Messages Cafeteria Menu Holiday Schedule Lab Map Shuttle Buses Construction Projects Map SEARCH TABL View all headlines twitter instagram LinkedIn facebook youtube A U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory Managed by the University of California Questions & Comments Privacy & Security Notice twitter instagram LinkedIn facebook...