Today at Berkeley Lab: March 8, 2006

Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Today

8:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Human Resources
New Employee Orientation and Intro to EH&S
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

9 a.m.
EHS 530
Fire Extinguisher Safety
Bldg. 48-109

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 937-302

Noon
EETD
Silicon Valley v2.0: A Cleantech Cluster in the Making
Paul Frankel, Ecosa Capital
Bldg. 90-3148

Tomorrow

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Onsite Chair Massages
Bldg. 26-115

9 a.m.
EHS 23
Safety for Shop Supervisors
Bldg. 70A-3377

11 a.m.
EHS 339
Asbestos Awareness
Bldg. 70A-3377

11 a.m.
NCEM
Surface Self-Organization Caused by Dislocation Networks
Konrad Thuermer, Sandia Lab
Bldg. 72-201

1:30 p.m.
Materials Sciences
Low Temperature NO Adsorption on Rh(111) Studied
Kees Flipse, Eindhoven U.
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

Morning Editions: Corned Beef Hash and Eggs with Hashbrowns and Toast
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Cinnamon Raisin French Toast with Eggs and Bacon
Market Carvery: Brisket of Beef with Potatoes and Vegetables
The Fresh Grille: Chicken Melt with Fries and Fruit
Menutainment: Chicken Monterey with Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables

B'fast:	6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:	11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full menu

A New Imaging Method
ID's Cancer Cells Early





Knowles

Fluorescence that illuminates a specific protein within a cell's nucleus may be a key to identifying cancer virulence and to developing individualized treatment, according to Berkeley Lab life scientist David Knowles and researchers at Purdue University. The scientists created a technique that automatically locates and maps proteins involved in regulating cell behavior. The results have for the first time made it possible to verify the distinction between multiplying cells that are harmless and those that are malignant. Full story.

Director Will Testify
At 'ARPA-E' Hearing

Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu is scheduled to testify tomorrow in Washington at a Congressional hearing on "ARPA-E," the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Energy that some have proposed should be established within the Department of Energy. Chu was a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee that proposed ARPA-E as one of the suggested options in a report on American competitiveness. The hearing before the House Committee on Science, featuring five academic and industry leaders, will be webcast beginning at 7 a.m. Pacific time. Go here for instructions (RealPlayer 7.0 is required).

First-Ever User
Meeting at JGI

The Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute will host its first-ever user meeting March 29 to April 1 in Walnut Creek. Users, collaborators, prospective and new users, as well as interested scientists are welcome to attend. The event will include state-of-the-art presentations, tours, tutorials, and poster sessions. Go here for more information.

Correction

Yesterday's edition of Today at Berkeley Lab listed the incorrect dates for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit. The correct dates are March 20-22.

EH&S Division Launches
Safety Slide Website

The EH&S Division has launched a website that features "1 Minute 4 Safety" slides, which are designed to assist Berkeley Lab supervisors and managers in conducting safety discussions with their staff. The slides, which are cataloged by EH&S discipline, deliver focused talking points that can be used in any meeting as a one-minute safety opener, or to launch a more extensive safety discussion. EH&S subject matter expert contacts are listed on each slide, and the slides can be downloaded and printed. New slides will be added routinely. Access the slides here. Contact Richard DeBusk at x2976 for more information.

WEATHER

Partly cloudy.
High: 58° (14° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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