Today at Berkeley Lab: May 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Today

7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Red Wing Shoemobile
Cafeteria Parking Lot

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

9 a.m.
EHS 20
EH&S for Supervisors
Bldg. 70A-3377

9:30 a.m.
Advanced Light Source
Why Buckyballs Orient With Doping?
Wanli Yang, Stanford U.
Bldg. 6-2202

10 a.m.
EHS 22
Ergonomics for Supervisors
Bldg. 70A-3377

10 a.m.
EHS 123
Adult CPR
Bldg. 48-109

1 p.m.
EHS 60
Ergonomic Awareness for Computer Users
Bldg. 70A-3377

1 p.m.
EHS 116
First Aid Safety
Bldg. 48-109

Tomorrow

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Onsite Chair Massages
Bldg.937-104

Noon
EETD
Climate Change in California: Trends, Interpretation, Simulations and Impacts
Philip Duffy, Livermore Lab
Bldg. 90-4133

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 70-191

Morning Editions: Breakfast Burrito with Potatoes and Eggs
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Biscuits and Gravy with Two Eggs
Market Carvery: Crispy Asian Chicken Salad
The Fresh Grille: Meatloaf Sandwich with Fruit and Fries
Menutainment: Baked Ziti with Salad and Cornbread

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

Genetic Material of Male
Neanderthal Sequenced





Neanderthal skull

The first nuclear DNA sequences from a Neanderthal have been reported. The results should provide clues about when certain diseases, or traits such as hair or skin color, arose. They also have geneticists excited about the idea of sequencing a Neanderthal genome. Eddy Rubin, director of the Joint Genome Institute and Berkeley Lab's Genomics Division, along with Svante Pääbo, with the Max Planck Institute, began the Neanderthal Genome Project about two years ago. The team has probed 60 Neanderthal specimens from museums for hints that the DNA might have survived millennia of degradation. Full story.

Director Receives Honor
From Duke University

Among those who received degrees at Duke University commencement last Sunday was Berkeley Lab's own Steve Chu, shown above receiving the hood reflective of an honorary Ph.D. from Duke Marshal Richard White. The exercises took place at Wallace Wade Stadium on the North Carolina campus. Duke President Richard H. Brodhead awarded four honorary degrees: to Nobel Prize winner Chu, founder and CEO of Self-Help Martin Eakes, broadcast journalist Nina Totenberg, and former director of the National Institutes of Health James Wyngaarden. (Photo courtesy of Chris Hildreth/Duke Photo)

Sell, left, and Chu

DOE Deputy Impressed
With People, Facilities

On his first visit to Berkeley Lab, Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Clay Sell yesterday expressed his admiration for the people, the science and the facilities he observed on tours and briefings. Shown above receiving information from Director Steve Chu about the Bevatron demolition project, Sell also visited the Molecular Foundry, the Building 50B computing center, and the Advanced Light Source.

Prevent Spills: Inspect Equipment Before Use

Recently, an improperly constructed cabinet shelf collapsed while an employee was rearranging bottles of flammable liquids. A bottle of toluene broke and splashed a researcher's legs. There were no injuries, but the incident underscores the need to inspect equipment before using it. Specifically, employees should always inspect equipment upon receipt to assure that it meets the requirements of its intended use. Thoroughly assess the safety of all newly acquired equipment under anticipated adverse conditions prior to use. Go here for more information on this incident. Go here for other lessons learned.

Discount Tickets
For Theme Parks

The Employee Activities Association is offering discounted tickets to Lab staff to attend Six Flags Waterworld (in Concord) this weekend or June 24-25 for $16 each. Tickets for Six Flags Marine World (in Vallejo) are available for May 27-29 (Memorial Day weekend) for $22 each. Purchase of tickets to either park includes a souvenir cup. Tickets can be purchased between noon and 1:15 p.m. tomorrow and next Tuesday in the cafeteria. For more information, contact Anytra Henderson (x4427).

WEATHER

Partly cloudy.
High: 57° (14° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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