Brookhaven National Laboratory: @brookhavenTODAY Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies. Brookhaven also builds and operates major facilities available to university, industrial, and government scientists. http://www.bnl.gov en-us WebServices@bnl.gov (Web Services Group) Brookhaven National Laboratory: @brookhavenTODAY http://www.bnl.gov/world/images/BNLlogo_4web.gif http://www.bnl.gov Linden String Quartet and pianist Michael Brown to perform at Brookhaven Lab, March 7 The Linden String Quartet, a winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild (CAG) Victor Elmaleh Competition, will perform with CAG award-winning pianist Michael Brown in a concert at BNL on Wednesday, March 7, at noon in Berkner Hall. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1387 http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1387 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:45:00 -0500 Meet Allen Orville and Bo Yu Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) has granted tenure to 10 BNL scientists. The newly tenured scientists will be featured in the coming weeks. Today, find out about the contributions of the Biology Department’s Allen Orville and the Instrumentation Division’s Bo Yu. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2853 http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2853 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0500 Sam Aronson to Step Down as Brookhaven Lab Director The Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) Board of Directors, which manages and operates Brookhaven National Laboratory, today announced that Lab Director Samuel Aronson has decided to step down and return to a research position. Dr. Aronson will continue to serve as Lab Director until a successor is identified and in place. The BSA Board will immediately initiate an international search for his successor. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1386 http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1386 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Brookhaven Lab Physicist Guangyong Xu Receives 2012 Science Prize from the Neutron Scattering Society of America The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) has named Guangyong Xu, a tenured physicist at BNL, the recipient of their 2012 Science Prize. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1385 http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1385 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500 New Main Gate Trailer is ADA compliant The new main gate trailer for Brookhaven Lab is a step forward in the way the Lab serves disabled people. http://intranet.bnl.gov/safety/news/news.asp?a=2779&t=today http://intranet.bnl.gov/safety/news/news.asp?a=2779&t=today Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0500 Drinking Alcohol Shrinks Critical Brain Regions in Genetically Vulnerable Mice Brain scans of two strains of mice imbibing significant quantities of alcohol reveal serious shrinkage in some brain regions — but only in mice lacking a particular type of receptor for dopamine, the brain’s “reward” chemical. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1383 http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1383 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0500 Brookhaven National Laboratory Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative BNL announced today its membership in the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC). Since its founding in March 2010,SGCC has attracted many member organizations to listen, educate and collaborate for modernized, intelligent electrical systems. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1384 http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1384 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500 ‘A Really Good Hammer: Quantification of Mass Transfer Using Perfluorocarbon Tracers’ Join Tom Watson of the Lab’s Tracer Technology Group for the 475th Brookhaven Lecture today, Wednesday, February 15. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2863 http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2863 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0500 VIP BNLers of 2011 Lab Celebrates Service Anniversaries of 248 VIP BNLers of 2011. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2856 http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2856 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0500 BSA Noon Recital: <em>La Tragédie de Carmen</em>, 2/15 All are welcome to the Stony Brook Opera performance of selections from La Tragédie de Carmen in Berkner Hall at noon on February 15. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2866 http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=2866 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0500