Government Relations head Don Medley, left, Fuerstenau, and UC Berkeley's Michelle Moskowitz

Pelosi’s Energy Staffer
Visits Lab, Tours Foundry

Amy Fuerstenau, energy staff for speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, came to the Lab last Thursday to learn more about the energy research taking place here. After meetings on campus, she toured the Molecular Foundry and heard a presentation on nano-inspired energy solutions.

Biofuel Emissions Topic
Of Campus Talk June 9

Berkeley Lab earth scientists Bill Riley, Margaret Torn and Inez Fung will be among those participating in a public workshop on campus Monday, June 9, on greenhouse gases and emissions associated with biofuels. The daylong meeting in 116 Calvin Lab will be opened at 9 a.m. by Lab chemist and workshop organizer Ron Cohen, and plant bioscientist Chris Somerville, director of the sponsoring Energy Biosciences Institute. A full agenda is here.

UC, AFSCME Return
To Bargaining Table

University of California officials and representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union jointly announced on Friday that they will be returning to the bargaining table to continue negotiations for new labor contracts for the UC patient care and service workers. Full story.

XPD Structure Gives
Clue to Cancer, Aging

New System for Handling
Paper Publishing Charges

Research-paper authors who incur publishing charges, including submission fees, page charges, and reprints, will now use a simplified procedure for handling these types of expenses. The Library will no longer handle publishing expenses on behalf of authors. No prior notice to the Library will be required. Authors will now handle these publishing expenses directly through their local administrative support. Go here for more information.