The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association is an organization run by and for about 1000 postdocs and early career scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. We organize many activities to strengthen our ties to the Lab, to each other and to the (Berkeley) Bay Area. Our goal is to facilitate social interactions, scientific exchanges, seminars and general orientation.
 
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Mental Health Workshop

On Friday, April 30th 2021, Mary Huff from Dragonfly Mental Health conducted a workshop on mental health in social isolation. The workshop consisted of a presentation from the speaker followed by a discussion with the audience. Here is a video recording of the presentation for the benefit of those who …

Cultural Lunch – Holiday Traditions

During our cultural lunch on Friday, December 11, we share holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world. Elle Barnes from USA, Jonelle Basso from Trinidad and Tobago, Junsong Lin from China, Oisin Creaner from Ireland, Pramod Bhuvankar from India and Zara Bagdasarian from Georgia shared their traditional meals, activities, …

Popping the Science Bubble

Popping the Science Bubble is recruiting graduate and post-doc presenters for their last 2020 seminar in December and for the upcoming year (2021)! PtSB is a monthly scientific seminar series typically held at the Berkeley Public Library, though currently virtual due to COVID. This seminar series is aimed specifically at the general public — people …