January 2019 – July 2022
FEMA has a new mobile app aimed at helping people plan, protect, and recover before, during, and after a disaster. Download the app to learn preparedness strategies, receive real-time weather and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service, and find a nearby shelter. https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products
The Office of Laboratory Counsel (OLC) supports the Lab’s operational and scientific mission by providing proactive, timely, thoughtful, and practical advice and counsel. Check out the refreshed OLC website, which offers guidance on many types of agreements, records requests, templates, and forms. https://olc.lbl.gov/
Senior Scientist Sean Peisert, along with colleagues at other institutions, co-authored the Guide to Securing Scientific Software. The document helps those developing software to better address critical gaps in security and inform policymakers responsible for improving scientific software security. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2022/explaining-software
Spencer Klein, Nuclear Science Division, is the winner of this week’s scavenger hunt. Join the hunt this week by correctly guessing this location by 5 p.m. Tuesday to be entered into a random drawing for 499 Bucketlist recognition points. Elements will publish the winner and the answer on Fridays. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/home/summer-scavenger-hunt-2022
Volunteers represented the Lab at various events this past June, from the San Francisco Pride Weekend events to sorting food at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Volunteering helps to share the Lab’s mission and creates connections with the broader community. https://photostories.lbl.gov/community-in-action?source=share-berkeleylab
Confab22 is Energy Sciences Network’s first science-user meeting. Confab22 provides a forum for science users to share their research and networking needs, participate in the co-design of advanced scientific network capabilities, and learn more about cutting edge scientific network technology. http://bit.ly/esnetconfab22
Where does electrical activity recorded on the surface of the brain come from? What determines which electrical signals get recorded? Using simulations run at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), researchers at the Lab have zeroed in on answers to these questions. https://www.nersc.gov/news-publications/nersc-news/science-news/2022/neuroscience-simulations-at-nersc-shed-light-on-origins-of-human-brain-recordings/
The Lab’s research, researchers, and expertise are highlighted in news stories around the world. Check out the top media mentions in the News Center’s “In the News” section, including modified bacterial fungicides that may propel the planes of the future. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/#text-7
The employee and supervisor portals of the Lab’s Occupational Health Record (OHR) system will be unavailable from Saturday, July 16 at 6 a.m. until Monday, July 18 at 10:30 a.m. When it resumes service, the OHR will have additional and enhanced features for employees and supervisors. http://clinic.lbl.gov/
The 2014 publishing of the original genome sequence for the common bean by the Joint Genome Institute fueled research into disease tolerance, stress resistance, and nitrogen fixation. Hear from Phil McClean and Jeremy Schmutz about how it all came together and the implications of a better bean. https://jgi.doe.gov/jgi-at-25-building-a-better-bean/