January 2019 – July 2022
The program — which includes six courses — is designed to increase awareness of implicit bias, reduce its occurrence in the workplace, and reinforce diversity, equity, and inclusion values. Staff can take individual courses, or complete all six to earn a certificate. http://go.lbl.gov/impbias
The Leading for Respect (supervisors) and Respect in the Workplace (all employees) workshops will be Thursday, May 9. The training focuses on respect, acceptable workplace conduct, and the types of behaviors that lead to a respectful and inclusive workplace. Email eeoaa@lbl.gov to request a seat.
Contact IPO’s Russell Carrington (x6439) by May 15 if interested in DOE’s Energy I-Corps, a six-week program to identify product-market fit and develop a business model for Lab-developed technology and software. Selected teams receive up to $75k for time and travel. Cohort 10 runs this fall. https://ipo.lbl.gov/for-researchers/resources-for-entrepreneurial-researchers/
The curriculum includes 16 core courses and four elective courses on such topics as performance management, managing implicit bias, managing people, administration and operations, change management, and communications. Registration (using LDAP credentials) is required. http://go.lbl.gov/peoplemanagement
Prescott Elementary is celebrating 150 years of educating students in West Oakland with a day of activities, performances, and lots of family-friendly fun. Volunteers are sought to help facilitate chemistry-based activities and teach students and their families about the periodic table. https://k12education.lbl.gov/volunteer
Sleep is essential to our overall health and well-being, but a third of U.S. adults report they get less than the recommended amount of rest. If you have issues with sleeping, sign up for an April 11 (noon to 12:45 p.m.) webinar on the subject, presented by Health Net. Registration required. https://centene.zoom.us/meeting/register/a4b15e0894d81455cde7dc3c8da9331e
Explore pathways to market your technology at IPO’s I-Corps Short Course, offered over three evenings in April. The course covers the customer discovery process and business model concepts needed to begin the lab-to-market journey. This course is limited to Lab staff. Signup deadline is Friday. https://ipo.lbl.gov/blic/
This 90-minute class on March 19 focuses on the responsibility of all Lab employees to effectively steward the Lab’s resources through the understanding of the Lab’s business model and financial management roles and responsibilities. Register for course CFO0805 via employee self-service. https://hris.lbl.gov/self_service/training/
The Office of Science Graduate Student Research program provides supplemental awards for PhD. students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory for three to 12 consecutive months. Applications are due by May 15. https://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/how-to-apply/
Explore pathways to market for your technology with IPO’s I-Corps Short Course. The class introduces the customer discovery process and business model concepts needed to begin the lab-to-market journey.