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Today
1
p.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Confined Space Retraining
Building 51-201
(Cancelled)
2
p.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Lead Hazards Awareness
Building 51-201
Tomorrow
8 a.m.
Employee Development and Training
Writing Advantage
70A-337
9 a.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Chemical Hygiene
Building 51-201
9:10 a.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Introduction to EH&S at LBL
Building 50-Auditorium
1 p.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Compressed Gas
Building 51-201
2 p.m.
Secure Communication Seminar
Provable Security
David Pointcheval, École Normale Supérieure
Building 54-130B
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Market Carvery: Fried Chicken with
Potato Salad & Vegetable
Fresh Grille: Country Fried Steak
Sandwich with Onion Rings
Origins: Cheese Enchilada Casserole
with Rice & Black Beans
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6:30
a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
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11
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Gene
expression in a
Drosophila embryo. |
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$15
Million Grant Awarded to the Berkeley
Drosophila Transcription Network Project
A
$15 million dollar, five-year grant from the National
Institute of General Medical Sciences has been
awarded to a multidisciplinary team in the Genomics,
Life Sciences, and Engineering Divisions. The
grant is to develop methods to read the information
encoded in animal genome sequences. While the
recent sequencing of the human genome is a tremendous
step forward, most of the information it contains
cannot be read. With the funds, the team —
the Berkeley Drosophila Transcription Network
Project — will use the fruit fly as a model
to determine the DNA sequences bound by proteins
that control in which cells genes are expressed. |
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| NASA
Sees a Hot Time
in the Old Town
By
Dan Whipple
It
has been about 200 years since a British scientist wandering
through London discovered the urban heat island effect,
which causes cities to be considerably warmer than the
surrounding countryside. In 1820, naturalist Luke Howard
calculated nights in the city were 3.7 degrees F. warmer
and days 0.34 degrees F.
cooler than in the country. He attributed the difference
to city fuel use. Now NASA is using space-age technology
to study the problem, promoting light-colored roofing
material and more trees to help cool things down in
a warmer, more energy intensive world. Studies by DOE's
Berkeley Lab in California suggest mitigation
strategies for urban heat island effects could save
$5 billion to $10 billion in energy costs annually in
the United States. Full
story. |
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| Talk
by Cryptography
Expert About Secure Communications
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Pointcheval |
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David
Pointcheval, a leading expert in the field of modern
cryptography, will present two half-day seminars
on cryptography and secure communications, from
2-5 p.m., tomorrow and Wednesday, Aug. 26-27, in
the Perseverance Hall addition (54-130B). Pointcheval
has provided significant results in proving the
security of several cryptographic algorithms and
published numerous papers at the leading cryptographic
conferences. His research focuses on provable security
using reduction techniques. He will speak about
provable security on Tuesday, and authenticated
key exchange on Wednesday. |
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| New
Personnel Policy
Changes Are In Effect
Effective
immediately, the Lab has implemented several changes
to various human resources policies. These changes
serve to clarify language,
delete provisions that are no longer applicable,
and conform to recent
changes in the law. Click here
to find a summary of these changes and links to
the relevant RPM sections. |
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The
Lab’s Own Wimbledon
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No,
it wasn’t Serena Williams or Andre Agassi
whacking balls at the Channing Way courts in Berkeley
last Wednesday and Thursday. It was members of
the LBL Tennis Club, duking it out for the top
spot in the group’s annual doubles tournament.
In the end, it was a couple of Joe's — Joe
Harkins from Facilities and Joe Kwan
with Accelerator and Fusion Research — who
claimed the top spot. In addition to annual tournaments,
the club (founded in 1996) hosts noon-time matches
and other activities. Membership is free and open
to players at all levels. To join, contact Joe
Harkins at x7486 or [email protected]. |
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