Today at Berkeley Lab: May 15, 2006

Monday, May 15, 2006

Today

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Red Cross
Blood Drive
Cafeteria Parking Lot

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Earth Sciences
TOUGH Symposium 2006
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Anna DeRosa
Bldg. 70-191

Noon
Berkeley Lab Institute
Start-Ups: Transferring Technology to the Marketplace
Bldg. 66-317

2 p.m.
Advanced Light Source
Charge Transfer Resonance and Wet-Electron Dynamics at the TiO2 Surfaces
Bin Li, U. of Pittsburgh
Bldg. 6-2202

Tomorrow

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Red Cross
Blood Drive
Cafeteria Parking Lot

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Earth Sciences
TOUGH Symposium
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Benefits Office
FITSCo One-on-One Counseling
Alyssa Valladao
Bldg. 937-547
(Reservations 800-642-7131)

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

10 a.m.
EHS 26
EH&S for Managers, Supervisors & PI's
Bldg. 70A-3377

1 p.m.
EHS 345
Chemical Hygiene for Facilities
Bldg. 70A-3377

3 p.m.
EETD
Review on Ventilation Rate Measuring and Modeling Techniques in Naturally Ventilated Buildings
Sezin Eren Ozcan, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Bldg. 90-2063

4 p.m.
Life Sciences
Linking Genomics to Therapeutics: Identification of New Prognostic Markers and Targets for Therapy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Gordon Mills, Anderson Cancer Center
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

Morning Editions: Corned Beef Hash and Eggs
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Chili and Cheese Omelet
Market Carvery: Roast Pork with Baked Potato and Carrots
The Fresh Grille: Grilled Turkey and Swiss w/Cole Slaw and Fruit
Menutainment: Chicken Curry with Rice and Fresh Vegetables

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

Seminar to Explore
Lessons of Chernobyl





Kravets

The lessons and remaining problems of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster are the subject of a seminar on Thursday at noon in the Building 50 auditorium. Alexandra Kravets, a Fulbright Scholar and a professor at Ukraine's Shevchenko Kiev National University who has studied the accident extensively, will discuss post-Chernobyl ecological and biological investigations. She will also focus on the problems of protracted low dose exposure. Contact Alyce Herrera (x4261) to RSVP for the event, which is sponsored by the Environment, Health and Safety Division. More information on Kravets is available here.

Secretary Promotes E85
Use in Indianapolis

Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman recently praised and promoted the expanded use and availability of ethanol-based fuel during two events in Indianapolis. Expanding the use of ethanol, specifically cellulosic ethanol, is a key component of President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI), which seeks to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil by 5 million barrels per day by 2025. Full story.

More Protein Structures
In Research Pipeline

Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator David Eisenberg has developed a new approach to tackling the structure of protein complexes. An article published last week in the Early Online Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes the development of a genomic and structural-analytical approach that promises to rescue partner proteins from obscurity. The data sets for this research were collected at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source, beamline 8.2.2. Full story.

Staff Discount Tickets
For Cal Shakes Plays

The California Shakespeare Theater is offering discount ticket prices to Berkeley Lab employees. Performances are held between May and October at an outdoor theater in Orinda. Cost is $25 for previews; $30 for Tuesday - Friday evenings or Saturday matinees; and $40 for Saturday evening or Sunday matinee. For those age 30 and under, the cost is $15. Call 548-9666 to purchase, using "LBL" as the promotional code. Go here for performance schedules. For more information, contact Mara Jeffress.

Don't Forget to Register
For Blood Drive at Lab

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is in the Lab's cafeteria parking lot today through Wednesday. Staff can donate blood between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Go here to make an appointment (use "LBL" for sponsor code).

WEATHER

Clear.
High: 82° (28° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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