Almost 99% respond for accountability exercise
Our results keep improving. On July 18, 98.59% of Argonne employee responded to text, phone, or email messages as part of the accountability exercise mandated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)....
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2019 Taste of AAA-ERG
The Argonne African American Employee Resource Group (AAA-ERG) will hold the its eighth Annual Taste of AAA-ERG Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the lawn area between Building 200...
View ArticleAll employees required to sign revised patent agreement
Argonne is updating its patent agreement and assignment (PAA). Employees have until Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, to sign the revised agreement. In consideration of a Supreme Court ruling on the subject, the...
View ArticleTake time to build OPSEC into your CRADA
Good news! You have an industry partner and a funding sponsor ready to collaborate on your research. Now comes the difficult part: keeping all the shared information and intellectual property secure...
View ArticleInternational travel monthly refresher
Global Travel Office (GTO) staff will discuss recent changes to policies and procedures, arranging travel for subcontractors, the new International Travel Approval (ANL-1043) form, loaner phones, and...
View ArticleJuly 25 AI town hall meeting
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, Walter Hopkins (HEP) will present “Fast Detector Modeling Using Machine Learning Algorithms,” Romit Maulik (LCF) will present “Novel Turbulence Closures Using...
View ArticleTime to securely shred your piles of paper
OPSEC Week Shred Day is a wonderful opportunity to do some “Kondo-ing” and get out from under the forgotten files, mountains of mail, and outdated decks that no longer “spark joy” in your home. It’s a...
View ArticleHave questions regarding the steam system shutdown?
To ensure the operational excellence of Argonne’s facilities, the laboratory’s steam system will be shut down from Aug. 23 until Sept. 9, 2019. As Infrastructure Services staff plans for the shutdown,...
View ArticleNatural Resources to host a ‘Bee Blitz’
Argonne’s Natural Resources program is hosting a “Bee Blitz” to create awareness of the important role bees play in pollination services on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at 9 a.m. in Building 401, Room...
View ArticleGuest House Restaurant BBQ special
The last BBQ lunch buffet will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Argonne Guest House restaurant from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The BBQ buffet is $11.75 (two lunch buffets are available for $17.95)....
View ArticleFive things you can do today to protect sensitive information
Think about the last piece of controlled unclassified information (CUI) you touched. Where is it now? On your desk? In a folder on your laptop? Stored on a server? At the bottom of your backpack? It’s...
View ArticleHRS presentation: ‘Understanding Health Insurance Terms’
Are you confused by the terms associated with your health insurance plan? Terms, such as copay, coinsurance, deductible, and network, are important to know in order to understand how your health plan...
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University of Chicago tuition remission program available for children of...
The University of Chicago offers the dependent children of regular, full-time Argonne employees, the benefit of a tuition remission program. This program is available for preschool to grade 12...
View ArticleA higher level of security is now available for Box collaborations
If you’ve ever wondered about sharing sensitive documents on Box, the new Box Plus application, being launched this Friday, July 26, 2019, by Business and Information Services, will make that decision...
View ArticleLab-wide workshop: ‘AI for Science’
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Science,” a two-day workshop, will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, and Friday, Aug, 23, 2019, in the Building 402 Auditorium. The workshop will dive into the wide-range use...
View ArticleTotal Rewards Survey results available online
Results from the Total Rewards Survey are now available on Inside Argonne. We are also sharing the questions and answers from the town hall meeting presenting the results. The laboratory engaged in its...
View ArticleHPC Users Forum
Argonne will host the High-performance Computing (HPC) Users Forum on Monday, Sept. 9, through Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at the Building 240 TCS Conference Center. Registration deadlines: U.S. citizens...
View ArticleTips for planning your work
Experimental setup, maintenance, and breakdown should be included in your work control documents. Often, we focus solely on the experimental task that we forget to address the hazards associated with...
View ArticleWPC technical experts
Based on feedback from listening sessions held with Paul Kearns, the lab leadership team, and frontline supervisors, and from the Work Planning and Control (WPC) researcher forum, the WPC Program...
View ArticlePostdoc workshops: Getting to the interview
The Postdoctoral Program Office is hosting two workshops to prepare job seekers for diverse careers. Both workshops are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in the Building 203 Auditorium. The first...
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