The current issue of the Los Alamos NewsLetter, dated the week of July 7, is scheduled to be in mailboxes and newsstands this week.
Laboratory researcher Bette Korber of Theoretical Biology and Biophysics (T-10) and her colleagues have found that people with less-common types of proteins on their white blood cells seem to mount a better immune response against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS. Read about this work on Page 1. Also on the front page is a photo and caption - Interim Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos meeting with University of California Regents when they visited the Lab in June. Page 2 also features Nanos in "From the Top," in which he encourages Lab workers to attend the Family Festival on July 19.
To note also is a safety tip regarding driving, especially for those commuting on NM 30, though the commute to the Lab can be hazardous to all. With summer here and more folks "out and about," being vigilant becomes even more important.
Although open enrollment is a few months off, UC Lab employees may want to be sure they receive everything that's coming to them, in the way of information that is. Use http://eiprod.lanl.gov online to change home addresses, if that needs to be done. See Page 2 for more information.
We're ahead of the game in the wall-to-wall inventory. The article on this business-improvement project is on Page 3, as is a reminder about the Checkpoint and Upward Appraisal surveys deadlines and a notice about a construction project at the Lab's Records Center that is temporarily restricting access.
Where are the Lab's leaders of tomorrow? They could be in the Director's Development Program. Read about this initiative and Nanos' view on leadership on Page 4.
Safety Day has morphed into Safety and Security Day and gone from five booths to more than 100 at this year's event. Community members and Lab employees were able to learn about many aspects of both safety and security - from hummers to snakes. Page 5 is pictorial of this year's event.
Page 6 contains articles about new assignments and awards and, sadly, the obituary of an active employee.
Mentoring brings rewards, but usually not of the tangible kind. The Women's Diversity Working Group knows this and honored several outstanding mentors at the Women's Career Development Mentoring Awards late in June. Read about those who excel in mentoring women on Page 7.
It's hard to sum up five years. On Page 8 is a snippet of former Laboratory Director John Browne's just more than five years guiding the Lab through good times - and the not so good ones. Starting with honoring another former director, Harold Agnew, to welcoming the work force back after the Cerro Grande Fire and more, the pictures provide a glimpse into what it takes to do the job.
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