January 2019 – July 2022
As part of Women’s History Month, DOE created an interactive timeline of women who have made significant science and technology impacts at the department through the years. This retrospective highlights such luminaries as Leona Woods, Lise Meitner, Betsy Sutherland, and Dixy Lee Ray (pictured). https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-women-energy-department
Lab employees are invited to attend the Women Scientists and Engineers Council (WSEC) annual networking forum on Monday, March 16, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bldg. 91-310 (IGB). Susan Hubbard, ALD for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, is the featured speaker. Registration deadline is March 6. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/02/12/wsec-annual-networking-forum-event-march-16-2020/
Has there been a woman in your life who’s had a positive impact on you? A relative, teacher, colleague, or friend who’s helped get you through a hard time, taught you an important lesson, or opened up a new world? As part of Women’s History Month, we invite Lab staff to share their stories. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUoGgQXep2cXKU4SqfkJEP5QjOSowm-3fH7qpGgfUsduJPTQ/viewform
March is Women’s History Month, and to kick off the celebration, Elements will run weekly posts honoring some of the Lab’s pioneering women scientists. We start with Chien-Shiung Wu, whose research helped other men win Nobel prizes, but was never recognized by the Nobel committee for her work. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/02/26/pioneering-lab-women/
Black History Month came to a close last Thursday with a special event that included the singing of the Black national anthem by those in attendance in the Bldg. 50 auditorium (pictured) followed by a stirring selection of readings chronicling the Black journey in America. Watch the event online. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library/2020
The Lab’s Black History Month celebration culminates with live readings by employees from seminal literature highlighting “The Black Experience in America From Beginning to Now.” The event — hosted by the AAERG — takes place today (Feb. 27) from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bldg. 50 auditorium. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/02/14/third-annual-celebration-of-black-history-month-february-27-2020/
Our Black History Month 3Q4 series featuring members of the African American Employee Resource Group wraps up with this profile of Kelly Johnson, a talent outreach and sourcing specialist in Human Resources. She discusses her Black heroes and how she connects with the African American community. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/02/24/three-questions-for-kelly-johnson/
A culture of feedback builds on the Lab’s framework of psychological safety, and trust and respect. Feedback can be seen as a gift, allowing employees to improve problem-solving approaches. Learn more about positive methods of giving and receiving feedback with some simple tools. https://ideas-in-action.lbl.gov/topics/culture-of-feedback
As part of Black History Month, Elements is featuring members of the Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG). One of those members is Kristen McIntosh (aka Kay-Mac), a User Program Administrator at the Molecular Foundry. She has been at the Lab for nearly 10 years. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/02/20/three-questions-for-kristen-mcintosh/
Feedback can help you grow, but receiving or giving it is often not comfortable. Feedback often makes us uneasy, but there are ways to make it easier. Learn more about the Lab’s culture of feedback on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at noon in Bldg. 50A-5132 (Sessler Conference Room). You can also join on Zoom. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/01/23/idea-brown-bag-for-staff-creating-a-culture-of-feedback-february-25-2020/