January 2019 – July 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out the Healthy and Well website for Lab and community resources on this important topic. The website this month also has information on seasonal allergies, the importance of posture, and more. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/home#h.37mhuvsyrv0s
Get some fresh air, exercise, save money, and help the environment by biking to work at least once during Bike to Wherever Week from May 16 through May 20. The first 75 people biking to the Lab through Blackberry or Strawberry gates on Friday, May 20 will receive an armband badge holder. https://commute.lbl.gov/2022/05/13/join-the-two-wheel-revolution/
There has been a new focus on building ventilation in the past two years since the start of the COVID pandemic. Several Lab specialists will take part in a seminar on ventilation in Lab buildings on Wednesday, May 18 at 11 a.m. Please send questions in advance to covidinfo@lbl.gov. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N2xiOWpvZzlubjA3aWwxbmRiZjBpa2dpNTcgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Campus-wide commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. As many as 40,000 people will be attending. Several streets will be closed beginning at 8 a.m.: Stadium Rim Way; (Northbound) Gayley/Piedmont, Warring, and Prospect. https://commencement.berkeley.edu/
Continuing the conversation on burnout, the All Access ERG Mental Health Initiative has partnered with Dragonfly Mental Health to discuss the role supervisors can play in mitigating burnout for their staff. Wednesday, May 18, noon – 1:30 p.m. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NWo1MjJqcXE3ZmdvNzFqbXFtZGg2YzNsMjkgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
A major aim of research in spintronics – devices that manipulate both electron spin and charge – is to understand spin transport in magnetic materials. Now, for the first time, a new ALS technique enables time-resolved detection of spin currents in ferromagnets or antiferromagnets. https://als.lbl.gov/dynamic-measurements-of-antiferromagnetically-aligned-spins/
The Lab’s research, researchers, and expertise are highlighted in news stories about the Lab. Check out the top media mentions in the News Center’s “In the News,” including a California desert that could power all of America’s electric cars and utilities pushing back against rooftop solar panels. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/#text-7
Join the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee on May 19 for a webinar that demystifies accessibility and shares ideas about how individuals, locations, and UC can expand access to all. Learn more about the event’s sessions and save your seat for this live-captioned, ASL-interpreted event. https://cio.ucop.edu/register-for-accessibility-demystified-global-accessibility-awareness-day-webinar/
Celebrate the past and plan for the future, said Frances Hellman, president of the American Physical Society – and a physicist at Berkeley Lab – during a historic site dedication on May 11 to the Bevatron, a particle accelerator that operated at the Lab from 1954 to 1993. https://wakelet.com/wake/4lisa7AvTI15UHZpwYHWT
The annual performance review process is approaching. Learn more at a workshop on May 18 at 9 a.m. or May 26 at 11 a.m. This is targeted at new employees and anyone wanting a refresher and will provide an overview of the Lab’s annual performance review process, timeline, and available resources. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/performance-management/learning-modules