January 2019 – July 2022
As part of the Lab’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Patrick Cheng shares his experience growing up in China and the U.S., and how he faced the pressure to become a member of the model minority. (2:40) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S8Z5v8zVLmL72H8tGd0NvkdC5ZZ8ODAb/view?usp=sharing
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Erin Harbin has been at the Lab for 15 years and now leads administrative and operations staff in operationalizing complex business processes in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Division. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/erin-harbin
Sandy Roth from Human Resources will take part in a Lawrence Livermore National Lab panel as part of Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Panelists will share their family’s stories of arriving and living in the U.S. and the experiences that shaped them. The Webex event is open to all. https://llnlfed.webex.com/llnlfed/j.php?RGID=r1b11a7305368ab62da76f53d1ff2b056
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
Beginning this fall, the University of California will provide aid to fully cover in-state systemwide tuition for undergraduate and graduate students who are California residents and also members of federally recognized Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native tribes. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-announces-native-american-opportunity-plan?utm_source=fiat-lux&utm_medium=internal-email&utm_campaign=article-general&utm_content=text
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/
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
For Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Joint Genome Institute’s TBK Reddy shares a poem that he wrote in his native Telugu (a South Indian language) to mark the Ugadi New Year’s celebration and the arrival of spring. (5:10) https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/asian-pacific-islander/api-heritage-stories
You’re not alone: recent studies have revealed that mental health struggles are extremely common among researchers. Watch the one-hour seminar “A Scientist’s Primer on Mental Health” for an expert-led discussion. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/09/03/townhall-a-scientists-primer-on-mental-health-september-9-2020/
Join a presentation on Thursday, May 12th at noon by the Lab’s K-12 team on making digital and multimedia content accessible to people with disabilities. The session will cover some of the most essential and versatile techniques for improving accessibility. https://gcr.lbl.gov/community/community-connections-lunch-hour