Researcher volunteers needed for NSBP Fall Conference 2016
Fermilab, with sponsorship from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will host the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) Fall Conference Thursday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at...
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Science documentary screenings at NU
Argonne employees are welcome watch documentaries about scientists at “Friday Night at the Movies” at Northwestern University. The movie screenings are sponsored by ETOPiA, the Engineering...
View ArticleArgonne engineers honored for Iran nuclear deal support
A group of Argonne nuclear engineers recently received the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretarial Honor Award for their work supporting the Iran nuclear negotiations. The group included the...
View ArticleGarden Club October meeting: Fall harvest fest
The Garden Club’s October meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at 11:45 in Bldg. 212, Room A-157. Join us as we celebrate this year’s harvest with pizza, pop, plant games and prizes. The meeting is free...
View ArticleSpread the word: New opportunity for small businesses to collaborate with...
DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Program helps bring innovative clean energy products to market Small businesses in the clean-energy sector have another opportunity to submit Requests for Assistance (RFA)...
View ArticleSafety share: Expiration dates to watch – milk and smoke alarms
You check the milk carton for its expiration date, right? Think the same way about your smoke alarms. They can save your life! All smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from their manufacture dates....
View ArticleApplications being accepted for Polsky Center I-Corps Winter Cohort
The Polsky Center I-Corps Program is now accepting applications for its Winter Cohort. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 (11:59 p.m. CDT). Before submitting an application, Argonne...
View ArticleSign up for fitness classes
Bring completed registration form and check, payable to Right Fit, to Building 201, Health & Employee Wellness. After 3:30 p.m., please use the drop box to the right of the receptionist window....
View ArticleCHP planned steam release
There will be a planned steam release Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the new Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP), Bldgs. 108 and 109. Steam may also released on Monday from 1 p.m....
View ArticleArgonne Club board election
Three members of the Argonne Club board have reached the end of their three-year terms and will step down in December. There are six candidates for those seats, so an election has been scheduled for...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 Spot Award recipients
Several Argonne employees received on-the-spot recognition for displaying positive safety and/or quality assurance initiative during the month of September 2016. Gold Spot Award recipients Laura...
View Article2016 United Way of Metropolitan Chicago education summit
The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago presents its education summit Thursday, Nov., 3, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UIC Forum, 725 Roosevelt Road, Chicago. Community, non-profit, school,...
View ArticleSafety share: Top 3 lab coat tips
Not all lab coats are created equal. Select a lab coat that keeps you comfortable and safe with all the right features. Use a lab coat with snaps instead of buttons. If your lab coat gets contaminated,...
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Taking a break
Senior Scientist David Streets (ES) took these photos of a pair of sandhill cranes near Building 362. The large, migratory birds are probably resting for at time before resuming their long trek south...
View ArticleACS on Campus seminar: ‘The Publishing Process’
Representatives from the American Chemical Society (ACS) will present “The Publishing Process” Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, from 2-5 p.m. at Bldg. 241, Room D-172. The workshop features speakers Joan...
View ArticleFY2017 IT Maintenance Weekend schedule
Computing and Information Systems (CIS) recognizes that the reliability and performance of laboratory information technology (IT) resources is essential to our ability to carry out our scientific...
View ArticleChild Center Open House: October 24-28
Bright Horizons at Argonne Child Development Center (ACDC) will host a week-long open house Monday, Oct. 24, through Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Building 952. For more information,...
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Out for a six-legged stroll
Brian Grabowski (CEP) spotted this praying mantis near Building 240.
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LDRD Seminar Series: ‘Faster Fluctuations and More Exact Interfaces:...
Alec Sandy Argonne Physicist Alec Sandy, group leader of the APS X-Ray Science Division’s Time-Resolved Research Group, will discuss his Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored...
View ArticleChristopher Rivenburg receives September 2016 Gold Spot Award
On September 10, 2016, Christopher Rivenburg (FMS) worked through the night to restore power to Building 308 after a raccoon initiated a power outage. The raccoon had made contact with an energized...
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