January 2019 – July 2022
Lab Director Mike Witherell reflects on statistics, safety, and social contracts, and asks everyone to honor the sacrifices of our heroes, traditional and new, on Memorial Day. Join the Director in a Town Hall Tuesday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. https://youtu.be/ZuPrzsCuSys
Lab Director Michael Witherell describes how the Lab’s people will gradually return to Berkeley Lab work sites. https://youtu.be/7z-G9C3apms
Inspired by “friendly competition” among research area teams to raise money for local food banks, the Lab, through the Government and Community Relations Office, will donate an additional $10,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. You can join the challenge. The competition ends Friday. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/05/03/berkeley-lab-donates-to-alameda-county-community-food-bank/
Writing a winning nomination for the Director’s Awards takes some time, but the result could mean up to $5,000 for your nominee. And a tremendous thank you for you. Learn tips on how to write nominations that get noticed on Thursday, April 30, at noon from a panel of experts. Nominations open May 1. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/04/23/directors-awards-how-to-write-a-winning-nomination/
On Tuesday, April 21, over 1,700 Lab citizens joined together in a virtual Town Hall with senior leaders. While most of the questions were answered live, there were a few that didn’t get answered due to lack of time. Here they are. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/04/27/your-answers-to-the-labs-town-hall-questions/
Lab Director Mike Witherell discusses what brought him to Berkeley Lab, his leadership style, and career advice he’d give to his younger self in a Q&A feature in the San Francisco Business Times. Read more in this copy of the interview (for internal use only). https://drive.google.com/a/lbl.gov/file/d/1flKzSvr40C_rTb3_cKRNushFQ_S3rkRI/view?usp=sharing
Over 1,750 people joined together in a Lab-wide virtual Town Hall on Tuesday to hear the latest information on how the Lab is supporting COVID-19 research and the Lab’s plan to transition back to full operations. Leaders also took questions on telework, safety, and childcare. Watch the replay. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
Join your colleagues for a virtual town hall with senior leaders today at 1:30 p.m. for a discussion of how the Lab is supporting COVID-19 research and how the Lab will transition through phases to full operations. Log on with your Lab credentials. Go to streaming.lbl.gov. https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NXZvcTFzNDlvcmxuNmlkbGg1aWNsMHBnbTAgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&ctz=America/Los_Angeles
As we approach a month of this new way of living and working, Lab Director Mike Witherell used a short video to express his pride in the people of the Lab for the way they’ve handled this historic disruption to our work lives and personal lives. https://youtu.be/73u7A8o1YIE
As we go into another weekend of sheltering-in-place, Lab Director Mike Witherell shares his thoughts on the extension of the shelter-in-place order, how it is potentially flattening the curve in the Bay Area, and what he misses about not physically being at the Lab. https://youtu.be/FOkoQumk-4g