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Message from Mary Logue - Reminder of Jefferson Lab Smoking Policy
This message is being sent on behalf of Jefferson Lab's Acting Chief Operating Officer, Mary Logue.
We continue to receive complaints from Lab staff that individuals have been smoking just outside of building doors and in lab owned equipment including carts. As a reminder, smoking (both traditional smoking products and vapor/electric cigarettes) is not permitted:
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will conduct the monthly test of its tornado warning siren at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1. Depending on weather conditions at the time of the test, the siren could be heard by anyone within a 1.5-mile radius of the lab.
The test will be carried out over a period that could last up to three minutes. The test will be of the wavering tone (also called high-low-high or 10-4-10).
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Occ Med Guidance: Returning to Work After a Respiratory Infection
All,
In recent weeks I've noticed that many staff members were recovering from upper respiratory infections (usually a cold). I've received questions about the criteria for safe return to work during convalescence from such illnesses.
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July 21 Symposium in CEBAF Center to Honor Claus Rode
On Thursday, July 21, Jefferson Lab will hold a symposium titled: Project Highlights from 50 Years in the DOE Office of Science: A scientific symposium in honor of Claus Rode.
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Hall C Safety Awareness Training Updated: Current Training Expires Sept. 1
Due to the new configuration of Hall C, the Safety Awareness Training for the hall, SAF112, has been updated. This training will expire on Sept. 1 for anyone who last completed this training before May 1, 2016.
To take the updated training, first read the document at: https://hallcweb.jlab.org/safety-docs/current/ERG_HALLC.pdf
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Wife of Bill Schneider, a retired staff member, passed away on June 29; Visitation set for July 6, memorial service will be July 7
Madeleine Schneider, the wife of Bill Schneider, a retired staff member and now consultant on the 12 GeV Upgrade Project, passed away on June 29.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – The director of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and president of Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Hugh E. Montgomery, has just been awarded the prestigious Glazebrook Medal by the Institute of Physics.
The Glazebrook medal is one of four Gold medals awarded annually by the Institute of Physics, a society based in the United Kingdom with a worldwide membership of more than 50,000 who work to advance physics education, research and application.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will conduct the monthly test of its tornado warning siren at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 1. Depending on weather conditions at the time of the test, the siren could be heard by anyone within a 1.5-mile radius of the lab.
The test will be carried out over a period that could last up to three minutes. The test will be of the wavering tone (also called high-low-high or 10-4-10).
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – Preliminary tests have demonstrated that a new device may enable existing breast cancer imagers to provide up to six times better contrast of tumors in the breast, while maintaining the same or better image quality and halving the radiation dose to patients. The advance is made possible by a new device developed for 3D imaging of the breast by researchers at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Dilon Technologies and the University of Florida Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- Science Education staff at Jefferson Lab will conduct a Science Camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth Aug. 15-19. The program is for rising fourth- through rising eighth-grade students.
In addition to deaf and hard-of-hearing youth, the siblings of deaf children and children of deaf adults (CODA) may also participate. Youth may attend for as little as one day or for the entire week.
The program will run daily, Aug. 15-19, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Jefferson Lab.