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Summer 'Fun with Science' scheduled

Family and friends of Lab employees are invited to a special summer series of the popular "Fun with Science" show hosted by the Lab's Public Affairs Office. Shows are scheduled for:Saturday, July 14Time: 10:30 a.m. - noonLocation: Discovery Center, Bldg. 651Thursday, July 26Time: 1:30-3 p.m.Location: Discovery Center, Bldg. 651Saturday, August 4Time: 10:30 a.m. -…

Interactive program beams scientists into the classroom

When Tracy High School science teacher Dean Reese invited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists to present a lesson to his students, all he had to do was plug in the television monitor in his classroom. That's because the Lab's Sonia Wharton and Jeff Mirocha presented a remote science lesson about wind energy that was broadcast live from the Lawrence…

Livermore students speak live with astronauts in space

Students at Livermore's Junction Avenue School had an opportunity that was "out of this world." They got the chance on Wednesday to talk with three astronauts via an in-flight education downlink from the International Space Station (ISS). The entire school's student body -- from kindergarten to 8th grade -- assembled in two locations to watch the videoconference. "What a…

Students, professors to pen commercialization plans for Lab

Students from two California universities will have the opportunity this summer to build their own startup companies -- at least on paper -- through a unique program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Called the Entrepreneurship Academy, the program will allow eight students apiece from Vallejo-based Cal Maritime and Hayward-based California State University…