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Virtual Teacher Research Academy offered this summer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has a long history of providing professional development courses each summer for all levels of educators via the Teacher Research Academy (TRA). Under normal circumstances, courses are offered in a hands-on classroom environment with access to equipment and facilities. This year, in response to limitations due to COVID-19 and…

Lab looks to outer space for ‘Science on Screen’

Now in its sixth year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and The State Theatre in Modesto will bring "Science on Screen" to the theater two Saturdays a month in March and April. The 2020 theme delves into space. Science on Screen is a free educational program geared to middle, high school and college students that creatively pairs cutting-edge science by…

Tour progam lets you learn about Lawrence Livermore

Have you ever wanted to venture behind the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)? The Public Affairs Office offers site tours that provide a glimpse into the world-class research programs and facilities at LLNL. Tours are available Friday mornings from 8:15 to noon and are perfect for local residents, family members and friends visiting the area, or if you…

‘SOS’ lecture explores microbiomes on space station

WHO: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists Crystal Jaing and Nick Be, along with Dougherty Valley High School teacher Katherine Huang, will present "Monitoring Microbiomes: Detection on the International Space Station." This is the fourth and final lecture in the 2020 Science on Saturday series that delves into the mysteries of space. WHAT: This talk will cover…

Lecture explores planetary defense capabilities

WHO: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists Megan Bruck Syal and Mary Burkey, along with retired Los Gatos High School teacher Dan Burns, will present "Planetary Defense: Avoiding a Cosmic Catastrophe.” This is the third lecture in the 2020 Science on Saturday series that delves into the mysteries of space. WHAT: This talk will cover several scenarios…

Lecture explores planetary defense capabilities

‘Science on Saturday’ features the development of diagnostic medical instruments for use in space

WHO: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists Matt Coleman and Matthias Frank, along with David Loftus from NASA Ames Research Center, will partner with Tracy High School teacher Erin McKay to present “Health in Space: Developing New Tools for the Trip to Mars.” This is the second lecture in the 2020 Science on Saturday series that delves into the mysteries…

Open for business: NNSA, LLNL celebrate the dedication of new Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

Officials from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) gathered with elected leaders and industry professionals recently to dedicate and tour the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, a new collaborative hub intended to spur public-private partnerships. The $10 million, 14,000-square-foot facility, located in the…

Open for business: NNSA, LLNL celebrate the dedication of new Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

Journey to the moon via ‘Science on Saturday’

WHO: LLNL scientist Lars Borg and Granada High School teacher Tom Shefler will present “Return to Apollo: Geologic Evolution of a Young Moon,” the first lecture in the 2020 Science on Saturday series that delves into the mysteries of space. WHAT: This talk will cover the ages of samples returned by the Apollo space missions from 1969 to 1972 and how they constrain the…

Lab’s popular lecture series delves into space science

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," returns Feb. 8 and runs through Feb. 29 at the Bankhead Theater, located at 2400 First St. in Livermore. The series will offer four different lectures with the theme “Science in Space.” Each lecture is presented by leading LLNL researchers who are joined by master high school…

Lab presented with EPA Federal Green Challenge Award

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees with a Federal Green Challenge award at a ceremony last week. The Federal Green Challenge is a national effort under EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program, challenging EPA and other federal agencies throughout the country to…

Workforce magazine names LLNL 2019 Optimas winner

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was announced as a winner in the General Excellence category of the 2019 Optimas Awards by Workforce magazine, a Human Capital Media publication. The awards program, celebrating its 29th year, recognizes companies achieving successful measurable business outcomes through visionary and impactful human resources initiatives…

Lab’s HOME Campaign raises $3.7 million for charity

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, donated more than $3.7 million to charitable organizations via the annual employee giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. Through the HOME Campaign, now in its 44th year, Laboratory employees pledged $2,740,935 through payroll…

Lab and Las Positas College celebrate five years of engineering workforce pathway program

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) leadership and employees, along with faculty, administrators and students of Las Positas College, gathered at the school on Dec. 4 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the award-winning Engineering Technology Program (ETP), also known as Vets2Tech. A partnership of the Lab, Las Positas, the Alameda County Workforce…

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC announces recipients of community gift program

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), the contract manager for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has announced the recipients for the 2019 LLNS Community Gift Program. These gifts, totaling $150,000, reflect LLNS' commitment to local communities. See the photo gallery. LLNS received applications totaling more than $444,000 in requests. Forty-one…

Explore your inner scientist at Discovery Day

More than 30,000 people — future scientists, aspiring engineers and their parents and friends — will have the opportunity to experience science up close at the annual Discovery Day, the pinnacle event of the weeklong Bay Area Science Festival. The science extravaganza will be held at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is…

‘STEM Day at the Lab’ a hit for Central Valley students

Valeria Rizo, an eighth-grade student at Williams Middle School in Tracy, wants to pursue a career in the medical field combined with engineering. “I want to work with prosthetic devices,” she said. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), bioengineering is one of the fastest growing research areas, and the Lab is a great place for Rizo to embark on such a career…

High school interns embark on scientific careers

“What I liked best about working at the Lab was being able to work with and talk to people who are so clearly passionate about what they do,” said Livermore High School student Ella King." It was incredible to see that every single scientist I had a discussion with was excited to come to work every day and loved what they did.” King was one of 12 local high school students…

Annual Expanding Your Horizons conference inspires girls to ‘follow your curiosity’

The San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons (SJEYH) conference for girls celebrated its 27th year with the theme, “Follow Your Curiosity.” Held in late September, approximately 500 girls came to the University of the Pacific Campus in Stockton to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). SJEYH, now affiliated with Techbridge Girls, is co…