Workshop to examine the ‘Human-Machine Partnership’ of AI
A workshop on “Artificial Intelligence: The Human-Machine Partnership” will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Building 203 Auditorium. Its premise: Computers augment the...
View Article30 flu vaccine doses available
Health and Employee Wellness has an additional 30 flu vaccine doses available. Medically eligible Argonne employees can visit Xink for additional information and contact HEW to set up an appointment....
View ArticleSafety share: Cooking fire rate increases on major holidays
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, the number of cooking fires increases on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day. Unattended cooking equipment is the leading factor in the...
View ArticleFY 2018 winter road closings
Under the Seasonal Closure Plan for roads and parking lots, several areas will be closed for the entire winter season while other areas will be cleared within a few days after the end of a winter...
View ArticleHispanic Latino Club annual holiday luncheon
The Argonne Hispanic Latino Club (HLC) is hosting a holiday luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 5. 2017, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Building 205 Library. Guest speaker Marius Stan, interim director,...
View ArticleTogether we will do great things
Dear Colleagues, I am honored to be named Argonne’s Laboratory Director. As you know, this is an extraordinary place and a powerhouse of talent. We have a long history of driving discovery and...
View ArticleJoin new Lab Director Paul Kearns in conversation
All are welcome to join Argonne’s new laboratory director, Paul Kearns, in an informal discussion Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at 9 a.m. in Building 362, Room F108. Coffee will be provided. No registration...
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Mentoring blog: ‘Curiouser and Curiouser! Asking Questions to Keep the...
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the...
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LDRD Seminar Series: ‘Leveraging Reconfigurability and Heterogeneity for...
Kazutomo Yoshii Principal Software Development Specialist Kazutomo Yoshii (MCS) will discuss his Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored work at the LDRD Seminar Series...
View ArticleSafety share: Safe e-cigarette handling and smoking cessation
E-cigarettes have become more popular in recent years as smoking cessation tools. Here are some tips on how to use e-cigarettes safely: Do not use an off-brand charger to charge your device. Do not use...
View ArticleAll are welcome to greet new lab director
All are welcome at a reception for newly appointed Argonne Director Paul Kearns on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. in the Building 213 Cafeteria. Refreshments will be served. Kearns was...
View ArticleGate pass and badge renewal for 2018
To avoid site access delays, STE-Security encourages divisions to process all contractors, visitors and/or site occupants who have gate passes or temporary photo badges expiring in 2017, before the new...
View ArticleUChicago symposium: ‘Reactions: New Perspectives on Our Nuclear Legacy’
On Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, the University of Chicago will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear chain reaction with a two-day symposium titled “Reactions:...
View ArticleToys for Tots annual campaign
Argonne is participating in the nationwide Toys for Tots campaign sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. Collection boxes will be scattered around the campus starting Monday, Nov. 20, through Wednesday,...
View ArticleSafety share: Tobacco cessation program available
Argonne’s Virgin Pulse program has an online tobacco cessation coaching program through SelfHelpWorks called LivingFree™. The program consists of 12 online video-based sessions, each divided into short...
View ArticleInformal discussion with the laboratory director
All are welcome to join Laboratory Director Paul Kearns at an informal meeting in Building 402, Room E1100 at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. The wide-ranging discussions at previous “Conversations...
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Celebrating the members of the first cohort of the Launchpad Program
From left: Yan Feng, Alan Kastengren, Ralph Muehleisen, Aaron Greco, Tom Wall Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and other programmatic leadership recently attended a ceremony to celebrate the members of...
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Operations Excellence update: November 27, 2017
Argonne’s Operations Excellence Council provides a senior management forum to help deliver leading-edge science, and develop a strong commitment to, and culture around, research and operational...
View ArticleC2ST Chicago Council on Science & Technology December events
Join C2ST for two upcoming programs, “In Awe of the Northern Lights” and “Strengthening Our Energy Security Future.” “In Awe of the Northern Lights,” Tuesday, Dec. 12 Note: We have reopened...
View ArticleNAISE open house
All research staff and postdoctoral fellows are invited to the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) open house. The event will be held Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, from 10 a.m to...
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