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Today
7:30
a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Summer Blood Drive
American Red Cross
70A-3377
1
p.m.
EHS 60: Ergonomics for
Computer Users
51-201
4
p.m.
Physics Division Research Progress Meeting
Marc Kamionkowski, Caltech
50A-5132
Tomorrow
10 a.m.
EHS 339: Asbestos Awareness
51-201
1 p.m.
Molecular Foundry seminar
Nanoscale Architectural Control of Organic Functional
Materials
for Photonics and Molecular Electronics
Prof. Alex Jen, U. of Washington
66-316
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Origins: Turkey Meatloaf
Fresh Grille: Garden Burger with Guacamole,
Salsa and Cheddar
Menutainment: Shrimp Louis
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11
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Research
on Bone-like Material
Receives $4.3 Million Grant from NIH
Antoni
Tomsia of the Materials Sciences Division will receive a $4.3
million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop
new bone-like materials that could greatly improve implants such
as artificial hips and shoulders. The five-year grant includes $3.5
million to develop complex nanocomposites for bone generation, and
$800,000 for a new microscope to facilitate this work. Tomsia will
lead the research, with help from a multidisciplinary collaboration
of scientists from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley and San Francisco campuses,
and the Bothell, Washington-based SkeleTech, Inc. Read about Tomsia’s
research here.
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Immigration
Bureau
Arrests 3 After Probe
After
a year-long investigation of employee files to verify work
authorizations of non-citizens, the Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement has arrested three Berkeley Lab employees
for immigration documentation violations. The bureau issued
a news release yesterday indicating that the three are legal
permanent residents who have been convicted of crimes -- including
domestic violence, vehicle theft, and cocaine possession --
which make them subject to removal from the U.S. Berkeley
Lab cooperated fully with federal agents in the document reviews
of 4,000 employees. The three arrested individuals, whose
identities are being withheld due to privacy restrictions,
are on leave pending review of their cases.
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Campus
Teams Patching
Windows Security Flaw
A
flaw in the Microsoft Windows operating system has left UC Berkeley
IT security teams scrambling to patch thousands of PCs before
online vandals can compromise them. (Berkeley Lab’s Computer
Protection Program successfully blocked incoming traffic here
to protect Windows systems on July 18. See Today at Berkeley
Lab 7/25). Off-campus access to some network ports has been
shut down temporarily to ward off intruders. Craig Lant, campus
information systems security officer, said any unpatched Windows
PCs on campus are potentially at risk, but so far the actual
damage has been fairly limited. Full
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| DOE
Video Touts Investment in Office of Science
When
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham went before the Senate Subcommittee
on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources last week,
he took with him a six-minute videotape extolling the virtues of investments
in DOE’s Office of Science. Utilizing film clips and stills from
Berkeley Lab and other labs, Abraham made the case for strong federal
support for the programs being conducted here and elsewhere. To view
the tape (with RealPlayer video software), go here.
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Gold
Jewelry Sale Set Next Tuesday
Karats,
the people who regularly visit the lab with sales items on
14-karat gold jewelry, have scheduled a summer visit for next
Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Chains, bracelets,
rings, charms, earrings and white gold will be featured at
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