Perlmutter

Saul Perlmutter has been awarded the 2003 California Scientist of the Year by the Los Angeles-based California Science Center. Perlmutter, a member of Berkeley Lab's Physics Division and leader of the international Supernova Cosmology Project based here, is honored for his work demonstrating the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Perlmutter receives $5000 and will be feted May 8 at an evening reception followed by a formal banquet held at the Science Center. The California Science Center established the award in 1958 to recognize the prominent role California plays in scientific and technological development.

	Berdahl

Vigil, Forum Scheduled
On Berkeley Campus

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl, in a memo to campus personnel, has urged that the campus be "a free and open space where differing points of view are addressed and where individuals engage in rational debate" in a peaceful manner during this period of impending war. And he noted two special events: a vigil on Sproul Plaza at 8 p.m. on March 31, sponsored by the University Religious Council and the ASUC, with speakers and music; and a forum on the implications of war, featuring a panel of UC Berkeley experts, at 7:30 p.m. April 1 at Zellerbach Hall. Read the full memo here.

Hallway Gallery in 50A
Displays Science Covers

Employee Orientation
Now Twice Monthly

An orientation program for new employees to Berkeley Lab will now be scheduled twice a month, every other Tuesday beginning on March 25. The half-day programs begin at 8 a.m. in the Building 50 Auditorium and will include welcomes from one of the lab’s top administrators, a review of human resources and lab benefits, introduction to health and safety requirements, a personalized bus tour of facilities, and a complimentary lunch. For more information, contact Robert Pettit, human resources, at 6065.