Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A vigil held at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory honored nuclear disarmament activist Daniel Ellsberg’s life and work.

UC Regents convened at UCSF Mission Bay Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss its investment portfolio, budget and benefits and UCSF’s acquisition of two hospitals. 

For the first time in history, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved a net energy gain through nuclear fusion, a crucial breakthrough in the continuing search for clean energy. 

Looking to start a larger conversation about the difficulties of budgeting for postdoc labor, Shyam Dwaraknath took to Twitter Saturday to share his experience as a former research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory devised a physics-based cryptocurrency called Electricity Stablecoin, or E-Stablecoin, that can mitigate the challenges facing cryptocurrencies.

The Innovative Genomics Institute will begin a research program using CRISPR gene-editing technology for carbon removal, according to a Tuesday press release.

On its first day of January meetings, the UC Board of Regents heard public comment, approved items regarding UCSF, reviewed the performances and ratings of the three UC national laboratories and approved a proposal to fund the Southern California pilot program.

The UC Board of Regents met in a hybrid format for the first day of their November meetings Tuesday, hearing public comment and a presentation about the Southern California Hub, as well as discussing the 2021-22 fiscal year.

In their first day of fall meetings, the UC Regents heard public comment, reviewed the university’s investment portfolios and discussed recent developments at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 

Senator Ben Ray Luján recently introduced H.R.5966, the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act, in the U.S. Senate to improve infrastructure and modernize national laboratories, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.