January 2019 – July 2022
In celebration of Lab’s 90th anniversary, and as part of Women’s History Month, this photo story is dedicated to the notable and talented women who worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory throughout its first decade: the 1930s. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/celebrate-the-pastnbspwomen-in-1930s?source=share-berkeleylab
Today, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp commemorating Chien-Shiung Wu, one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century. Wu worked with E.O. Lawrence and Emilio Segrè in the early 1940s. Read more about her and other talented women scientists at the Lab. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/02/10/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-february-11-2021/
Last Friday’s “Berkeley Lab: The Next 90” gathering — which kicked off a year of events and activities celebrating this important anniversary — included an overview of the campaign, as well as a discussion of the Lab’s scientific legacy and what’s on the horizon. Watch a replay of this event. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOWBJjqJWcSth-ttemMuS6gE5ensrlSW/view?usp=sharing
In the 1970s, Berkeley Lab research scientist Shyamala Gopalan sometimes brought her daughters to help out in the lab after school. One of those daughters, Kamala Harris, returned in 2006 to speak at a Black History event. Read more about her local ties and path to Washington, D.C. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Kamala-Harris-was-shaped-by-Berkeley-and-a-mother-15485359.php
On August 26, 1931, E.O. Lawrence founded the Radiation Laboratory, nicknamed “The Rad Lab,” the precursor to today’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Click here to view a photo gallery of Berkeley Lab through the decades. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/foundersday2020
Berkeley Lab founder Ernest Lawrence was born 119 years ago on August 8. His invention of the cyclotron earned him a Nobel prize, but he was also the inventor of the modern way of doing science. Click here for a photo feature on his life and legacy. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/eo-lawrence-birthday?source=share-berkeleylab
A section of U.S. Highway 18 that runs through Canton, South Dakota, will be named for Canton native and Lab founder E. O. Lawrence. South Dakota designated a section of the highway as a memorial highway to commemorate an individual of historical significance. This image of Lawrence is from 1913. https://www.sanfordlab.org/article/section-us-hwy-18-named-south-dakota-nobel-laureate
On Monday, the Lab began the process of gradually increasing the number of people on Lab sites, expanding slightly on the Lab’s on-site mission-essential research and operations. Lab videographer Marilyn Sargent spent the day on the Lab’s main hill site capturing the sights of Pilot 1. https://youtu.be/6Y4ZWEAANg8
Lab senior leaders met with members of the African American Employee Resource Group to listen and learn from their experiences on Monday. In a note to all employees, they said that hearing employees’ stories makes it clear we need to have more, honest conversations. Read the entire message. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/06/01/george-floyd-and-the-suffering-in-our-communities/
Why is the Lab’s logo blue? Why does it feature the ALS dome and Campanile? Cait Youngquist and Susan Brand from the Lab’s Creative Services Organization answers these and other questions about the color palette, using fonts, and other options for creating a professional visual identity at the Lab. https://youtu.be/tHJIZ61znCs