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Today
10:30 a.m.
Beam Physics
Summary of the Report of the HEPAP Subpanel on Advanced Accelerator R&D in High Energy Physics
Jay Marx, LIGO
Bldg. 71-264
Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 70-191
2 p.m.
UC Berkeley
Making Viruses Work For Us
Seung-Wuk Lee
390 Hearst Mining Bldg.
Tuesday
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Morning Editions: Cheese Omelette with Fruit and Toast
Tuesday's Breakfast: French Toast with Apples and Raisins
Market
Carvery: Chicken or Cheese Enchiladas with Rice and Beans
The
Fresh Grille: Brisket Stacker with Onion Rings
Menutainment: Viva El Burrito with Chicken or Pork
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ESnet and Internet2 Networks Partner
The Department of Energy's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Internet2 — two of the nation's leading networking organizations dedicated to research — yesterday announced a partnership to deploy a highly reliable, high capacity nationwide network that will greatly enhance the capabilities of those who participate in DOE scientific research efforts. The partnership brings together two advanced networks, which have a combined 30 years of experience in providing network support to thousands of researchers around the world. ESnet is headquartered at Berkeley Lab. Full story.
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Lab Tennis Club
Holds Tournament
Berkeley Lab's tennis club will hold its 7th annual tournament next Wednesday and Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m., on the campus's Hearst Courts, located near Bancroft Ave. and Bowditch St. All levels are invited to play, singles or doubles. For more information, or to sign up, contact Csaba Toth (x5338).
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Closing In On Sudden
Oak Death Syndrome
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By comparing the complete genome sequences of two plant-killing pathogens and related organisms, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and others, have uncovered crucial aspects of the disease-causing mechanisms of "Sudden Oak Death" (SOD) and soybean root rot disease. Full story.
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Safe Water Innovation
Featured on Website
The Tech Museum Awards website currently includes a front-page feature on Ashok Gadgil, with Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, and his water purification system that has aided more than 200,000 people in developing countries. The Tech Museum presented Gadgil with its Agilent Technologies Foundation Health Award in 2004. Go here to view the website.
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Reasonable Accommodation And Medical Separation
Effective immediately, the Laboratory has updated its policies on Reasonable Accommodation and Medical Separation. The revised polices include an interactive process when reasonable accommodation is being considered for an employee who is unable to perform essential functions of his or her position due to disability. Go here to see the revised Reasonable Accommodation policy. Go here to see the revised Medical Separation policy. These policies apply to nonrepresented employees only. Represented employees should contact their union representative or consult their collective bargaining agreement.
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