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Only
3 Days Until the Runaround
Today
8:30
a.m.-5 p.m.
ALS Users Meeting
ALS
11
a.m.
Computational Research Division
Flat MPI vs. Hybrid: Finite-Element Benchmarks on Seaborg and the
Eath Simulator
Nakjima Kengo, RIST, Japan
50A-5132
Nuclear Science Division
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay: From Rates to Majorana Masses
Petr Vogel, California Institute of Technology
50 Auditorium
2 p.m.
Tri-Lab Career Fair
Pauley Ballroom, campus
5:30 p.m.
Information Session and Reception
LBNL, LLNL, LANL recruitment
Seaborg Room, Faculty Club
Tomorrow
10 a.m.
EHS260
Basic Electric Safety
Bldg. 51-201
11 a.m.
College of Chemistry
New Tools for Chemical Neurobiology: Photoswitchable Ion
Channel Ligands
Matthew Banghart
120 Latimer Hall
1:30 p.m.
Surface Science and Catalysis
Water of Pt(111): Structure and Chemical Bond
Hirohito Ogasawara, Stanford U.
Bldg. 66 Auditorium
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Origins: Roasted Leg of Lamb,
with Two Sides
Fresh Grille: Double Mushroom Cheese
Burger with Fries
Adobe: Chili Mac with Side
Salad & Corn Bread
Dinner: Choice of Roasted Teriyaki Chicken, Roasted Leg
of Lamb with Two Sides, or Spinach Mushroom Stuffed Rock Sole
in a Light Lemon Cream Sauce, with Two Sides
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6:30
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11
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5
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Full
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Chemistry
Nobels for
Cell Membrane Work
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The
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry for 2003 “for discoveries concerning
channels in cell membranes”, with one half of
the prize to Peter Agre, with the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, “for the discovery of water
channels” and one half of the prize to Roderick
MacKinnon, with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute,“for
structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels”.
Full
story.
What
Are the Worst
Jobs in Science?
By
William Speed Weed
Ah,
science! Ennobling. Fascinating. Deeply challenging.
Also, dangerous, gross and mind-bogglingly boring. The
editors at Popular Science say they are sometimes
brought up short by the realization that there are aspects
of science that, when imposing titles and advanced degrees
are stripped away, sound at best distasteful and at
worst unbearable. Having chosen last month their second
annual Brilliant 10, the magazine turned to
this pressing question: Just how bad can a science job
get? Full
story.
The
Power of Words:
The SSC in Literature
By
Jeffrey Mervis
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It
may be 10 years late, but the Superconducting Super
Collider (SSC) has finally found a literary champion.
It's Herman Wouk, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of The Caine Mutiny and a master of historical
fiction. Still productive at 88, Wouk has made the SSC
the focus of his latest novel, A Hole in Texas,
due out next spring. "My longtime friend, Glenn
Seaborg, used to ask me when I was going to write
a novel about a scientist," recalls Wouk. "Well,
A Hole in Texas is my shot at the target."
Full
story.
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New
LHS Exhibit:
How Sweet It Is!
The
new “Candy Unwrapped” exhibit at the Lawrence
Hall of Science goes beyond the sugar coating to look
at the sweet science of candy. Visitors will get their
five-senses worth in this interactive examination of
the science that goes into our treats: biology, chemistry,
physiology, and psychology. The exhibit — which
includes 17 interactive stations — continues through
Jan. 4. Go here
for more information.
Bus
Schedule Changes
Due to Runaround
On
Friday, Oct. 10, the on-site shuttle bus service will
close down between 11:40 a.m. and 1 p.m. to allow the
Lab to conduct its annual Runaround event. All on-site
traffic will be stopped as well, during this time. Off-site
shuttle bus service will continue as normal. For more
information, call Bus Services at x4165.
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Prevails in
Bid for Governor
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In
an historical election, the actor best known for
his role as 'The Terminator' has won the recall
and will replace Gray Davis. Go here
for more election news.
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