The San Francisco marathon will be up on Sunday, July 31, for the 39th time. A lot of people participate, many of which use the opportunity to run for a good cause. Just like Lydia Terborg who is a postdoc with the ESDR at the Lab. Lydia will go for …
Bay Area Scientists in Schools (BASIS) is one of the largest science outreach organizations in Berkeley, with over 500 scientist volunteers. BASIS volunteers teach fun, hands-on science lessons in local elementary classrooms. Most volunteers adopt tried-and-tested lessons; others choose to develop their own. It’s a great opportunity for researchers to make …
In order to celebrate the end of the first half of the civil year, we are organizing a picnic on the JCAP lawn (bldg 33), next Thursday June 30th, 2016 12pm-1pm, weather permitting. Please bring your own food (eventually pick it up at the cafeteria). There will be some fresh …
We were delighted to welcome LBNL director Mike Witherell, who kindly accept to kick-off BLPA’s Series X seminar, were outstanding scientists undergo a full X-Ray analysis of their career and share their advice on how to be a successful and relevant scientist. During his talk, he emphasized the importance of …
Would you like to share exciting research findings from UC Berkeley with the greater campus and community, and improve your science communication skills? The Berkeley Science Review is a magazine produced by UC Berkeley graduate students, and we’re currently looking for editors and pitches for articles for our Fall 2016 …
We are in need of volunteer for our BLEND program, which are our onsite workshop for middle high school and undergraduate students. Can you please forward this message to members of the Post Doc Association. We are in need of tour guides for the ALS and guest speakers for the upcoming …
The first postdoc orientation drew about 30 postdocs and was a success ! The corresponding presentation is available here. If you want to volunteer for educational visits or internships, visit : education.lbl.gov/volunteer
The mount diablo hike happened under great hospices, some 20 courageous lab adventurers did some field work between the clouds! It all started on Sunday, May 22nd at 9 am. Mt Diablo is beautiful and has great views of all around the Bay and the valley, so it was good …
The first Postdoc Orientation will be held on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016, at 12:30 pm in the Auditorium of building 66. There will be presentations from us—the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association—and from Workforce Development, as well as information about the library services. The orientation is open to all postdocs, grad …
Thank you all for coming to the first BLPA Pub Night! You made it a great success. Link to all photos!
