Category: Events & Activities

Show your loyalty in a photoshoot Friday, May 1, at noon with either a Star Trek or Star Wars Zoom background. Lab videographer Marilyn Sargent will capture first the Star Trek, then the Star Wars fans. For those who are fans of both, you can do a quick background change to appear in both. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=bmdjNGV2Y3N2bjc5NG8wdXE2OThmcXI5ZWsgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

At a May 5, noon workshop, representatives from Be Well at Work and Autism Spectrum Therapies will share strategies, based on behavioral analysis, to support children on the Autism spectrum during COVID-19. Those with children of all abilities are invited to attend. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NWtuMjhoYnZsdmYwY2JhYWhzczg5amY1Y2ogbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

How’s your Russian? Want to brush up on your Mandarin? The Lab’s Postdoc Association is hosting an online language exchange network, which connects Lab staff with others who are seeking to learn or teach another language. Sign up, get matched, then partners can set up their own meetings. https://postdoc.lbl.gov/activities/language-tandem/

If you have a middle or high school student looking for personalized help with math, science, English, or history homework, sign up at the Lab’s K-12 site for an hour-long session of homework help over Zoom. Bookmark the calendar and sign-up for available time slots. https://k12education.lbl.gov/home-resources/homework-help

Considering participating in this year’s SLAM competition? Attend a workshop on Wednesday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to noon to get tips on enhancing your science communications skills. SLAM participants must have an active appointment through October and received their Ph.D. between 2013 and 2019. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slam-prep-workshop-tickets-102122830134