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Meet Brandon Pitts: future cyber specialist
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles highlighting the diverse group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory summer students.______________The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) student internship program is designed to allow students to engage in work-study employment opportunities in relevant science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM)…
Laboratory's popular 'Fun With Science' program offered at the Tracy Library
Who: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s popular "Fun With Science" program will be presented at the Tracy Library. Presenter Nick Williams will demonstrate various science principles involving states of matter, air pressure, density, electricity, light and chemistry.What: Fun With Science is an educational outreach program designed for children at the fifth grade…
Meet Dayanara Lebron: future biostatistician
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles highlighting the diverse group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory summer students. ______________ The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) student internship program is designed to allow students to engage in work-study employment opportunities in relevant science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM…
Livermore Lab gives Orion Academy intern a taste of possible career in 'squishy science'
In a continuing partnership with Orion Academy, the Engineering Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hosting Marissa Hall, a senior from Orion, as this year’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) intern. Located in Moraga, Orion Academy occupies a unique, progressive niche by providing a high quality college preparatory program for…
Meet John McCrea: future aerospace engineer
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles highlighting the diverse group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory summer students. ______________The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) student internship program is designed to allow students to engage in work-study employment opportunities in relevant science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM)…
San Joaquin 'Expanding Your Horizons' conference scheduled for Saturday, Oct.10
The 23rd annual San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference has been set for Saturday, Oct. 10, at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. Registration will open Aug. 1 and is limited to the first 550 registrants. This popular daylong event is held for girls, grades 6-12, to increase interest in and foster awareness of careers in STEM (science, technology,…
Laboratory opens doors to young minds as part of White House 'My Brothers Keeper' initiative
Who: Disadvantaged youth from Oakland and San Francisco will visit Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for a special "Day at the Lab" as part of the White House initiative, "My Brother’s Keeper."What: The My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative was designed to address opportunity gaps with disadvantaged and disconnected youth to encourage positive future life and…
Community Gift Program accepting applications
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) is accepting applications for its annual Community Gift Program for 2015.LLNS manages the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration.Established in 2008, the Community Gift Program provides a total of $100,000 in awards to support nonprofit organizations…
Space available in Teacher Research Academies
Space is still available for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 2015 Teacher Research Academies (TRA), which kicks off in June. The TRA offers middle and high school science teachers and community college faculty professional development curriculum during the summer months at the Edward Teller Education Center (ETEC) at LLNL. Teachers are given the…
Students have a 'mind blowing' day at the Lab
It was no ordinary day for 20 high school students from Galt High School’s Biomedical, Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Academy, who were given a break from the classroom to embark on a memorable field trip to the Laboratory earlier this week.The Galt High School BEST Academy, sanctioned by the National Academy Foundation and accredited through Project Lead the…
Students enjoy 'phenomenal' day at the Lab
The Laboratory hosted 14 students, ranging in age from middle school to college, from Green Technical Education and Employment (Green Tech) last week for a full day of presentations and tours. Green Tech is a non-profit community-based organization in Sacramento charged with providing middle and high school students and young adults from economically disadvantaged…
Congressman Swalwell visits Lab to witness experiment at National Ignition Facility
Congressman Eric Swalwell visited the Laboratory Monday to witness an experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).After an initial overview by NIF Director Mark Herrmann, Swalwell was greeted by Lab Director Bill Goldstein, Livermore Field Office Manager Nicole Nelson-Jean and NIF & Photon Science Principal Associate Director Jeff Wisoff.The group moved to the…
Students visit Lab for Job Shadow Day
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Office of the Chief Information Officer and Livermore Information Technology (LivIT) hosted 60 students and teachers for the third annual Information Technology (IT) Job Shadow Day on Wednesday. It was a fun-filled day for 60 high school students from schools in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Alameda and one student from South Lake…
First lady recognizes efforts to hire veterans
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was in the spotlight Thursday at an event celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Joining Forces Initiative, where new commitments were announced to ensure that every veteran and military family has an opportunity to achieve their career aspirations.Approximately 100 people attended the event held at Micron Technology in…
Georgetown students visit Lawrence Livermore for training in emergency management
Several dozen Georgetown University graduate students acquired a small part of their education during a recent visit to LLNL. Participating in Georgetown’s one-year master’s program in emergency and disaster management, the students spent a week at Lawrence Livermore and found the Lab’s programs and technologies to be educationally helpful and valuable to the nation. "The…
Lawrence Livermore, Sandia energy projects selected for commercialization program
Energy projects from Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) and Sandia national laboratories were selected Wednesday to participate in a pilot Energy Department program to facilitate the commercialization of technologies with the potential to rapidly benefit society.The award to the two projects was announced Wednesday at an event hosted by Livermore’s i-GATE Innovation Hub and…
Red Cross honors Lawrence Livermore as biggest blood donor west of Mississippi
LIVERMORE, Calif. – For more than 22 years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has consistently ranked as the top blood donor west of the Mississippi River, according to the American Red Cross.The Red Cross honored the Laboratory this week with a special award for its volunteer efforts and the number of lives saved as a result. Since Laboratory employees began donating…
Media advisory: 'Science on Screen' pairs computer simulation lecture with film
Who: The third and final installment in the Science on Screen series features Lawrence Livermore research scientist Vic Castillo, who will present "Computer Simulation: Having Fun With Models and Robots." Castillo will demonstrate how computer simulations are being used by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on the world's fastest computers to help…
Restoring access to nature one trail at a time
Patrick Beck and Craig Fish are on a mission to open nature’s stunning beauty for more people to enjoy.The outdoorsmen spend their days working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and their weekends building and restoring a network of hiking trails around the Bay Area and Northern California with precision engineering and backbreaking labor."I have been backpacking,…
Teacher Research Academy registration open
LIVERMORE, California – Registration is now open for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 2015 Teacher Research Academy (TRA). The TRA offers middle and high school science teachers and community college faculty a professional development curriculum during the summer months at the Edward Teller Education Center at LLNL. Teachers are given the opportunity to…
