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Director’s Message: On the FY18 Presidential budget request

Interim Laboratory Director Paul Kearns Today the President issued his budget request for fiscal year 2018, marking the first step in a long and complex process to reach a final federal budget. Members...

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Medical marijuana is not an option for DOE contractors

Twenty-nine states in the U. S. have passed medical marijuana legislation as of April 2017. Each states differs in their legislative language as well as their general approach to implementation of the...

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APS Colloquium: ‘X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy: Past, Present and...

Mark Sutton, a James McGill Professor of Physics at McGill University, will present “X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy:  Past, Present and Future” Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 3 p.m. in the Bldg....

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HRS workshop: Using your parental leave benefit

Employees interested in learning how to best use available time off for the birth or adoption of a child are invited to attend a parental leave use workshop Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at noon in the Bldg....

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CELS training series: ‘Submitting Successful Proposals’

Andrzej Joachimiak Through the CELS Program Development Training Series, CELS scientists, engineers and researchers develop the tools and knowledge to innovate and champion leading science and new...

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Argonne Veterans Group hosts flag changing ceremony

The Argonne Veterans Group hosted a flag changing ceremony Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the flagpole in front of Bldg. 201. Army Reserve Headquarters Company, 416th Theater Engineer Command, provided an...

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Budget 101 encore presentation

News about the federal budget fills the airwaves and news feeds these days. What does it mean for us? How does the federal budget ultimately get decided, and who all is involved in making decisions?...

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20-minute class: ‘Head over Heels for Healthy Feet and Ankles’

Learn how to improve your fitness without risking injury at the “Head over Heels for Healthy Feet and Ankles” class Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 12:15 p.m. in Bldg. 240, Room 1416. Led by Health and...

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Machine Learning workshop for students

Associate Laboratory Director Rick Stevens (CLS) will lead a Machine Learning workshop for students and postdocs Monday, July 24, and Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bldg. 240, Room...

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Bike Share program: two free helmet pick-up locations

Argonne’s Bike Share program provides employees, students, users and visitors with free bicycles as a healthy, sustainable and fun way to travel on Argonne’s campus. To participate in the program,...

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2017 ACA gas card winners

Congratulations to the following employees who each won a $25 gas gift card by contributing to the 2017 Argonne Combined Appeal (ACA) campaign.  Names were drawn at random each week during the...

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Lost and Found

The Laboratory’s Lost and Found is located with Security in Building 302. Property turned into the Lost and Found will be inventoried and receipted by a Protective Force representative and stored in...

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Make student safety a top priority

By Betsy Dunn, Health, Safety and Environment Director, and Meridith Bruozas, Educational Programs Manager Each summer, Argonne welcomes student interns and the energy they bring to our campus. Part of...

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Postdoctoral workshop: ‘Preparing for the Academic Job Search’

The Postdoctoral Program Office presents “Preparing for the Academic Job Search,” a two-part workshop offered to postdocs and graduate students. Session 1: Searching for Faculty Positions and...

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LDRD Seminar Series: ‘Improving the Trustability and Usability of Scientific...

Franck Cappello Program Manager and Senior Computer Scientist Franck Cappello (ES), will discuss his Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored work at the LDRD Seminar Series...

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Conversations with Kearns: Improving Inside Argonne

An overview of the project to improve Inside Argonne, the laboratory’s employee intranet, will lead off “Conversations with Kearns” on Monday, June 5, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Matt Howard, director of...

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Safety Roadshows: June 6 and 8, 2017

Argonne is hosting two Safety Roadshows—just in time for the change in season. At each event, a variety of vendors will be displaying products that are available to Argonne employees through AMOS....

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Active at Argonne Challenge: Summer salad days

Make it a healthy lunch on Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8, 2017, by selecting the salad bar in the Bldg. 213 Cafeteria and receive a voucher worth 25 Virgin Pulse points. Employees can also...

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DOE Project Leadership Institute presentation

Jeff Sims, director, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Project Leadership Institute (PLI) will give a presentation about the PLI on Friday, June 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Bldg. 203 Auditorium. Sims will...

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Campus oil change service starts June 22

Employees will soon be able enjoy the convenience of scheduling an on-campus oil change with Mobile Lube Express. Representatives from the vendor will be on hand during lunch in the Bldg. 213 Cafeteria...

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