[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs - a message from the JLab Communications Office

[JLab Communications Office]

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 

May 3 Briefs Excerpts: 

Hall D: First Result from Upgraded CEBAF Opens Door to Exploring the Universal Glue 
The first experimental result has been published from the newly upgraded CEBAF at Jefferson Lab. The result demonstrates the feasibility of the GlueX experiment, which is designed to study quark confinement: why no quark has ever been found alone. Read more here: https://www.jlab.org/news/releases/first-result-jefferson-labs-upgraded-cebaf 

Site-Wide Alert Text Messages Will Now Come from 215 Area Code 
The IT Division’s Telecom group recently obtained a new texting service from Verizon. Using this service will allow Telecom to send text messages to mobile phones without needing to know the service provider of the recipient. While much of this change will be invisible to text message recipients, the messages will now come from phone number (215) 970-0778, and the message will be prefixed with "JLAB:". Previously, most people received the texts from "guard-alert at jlab.org" or "sitewide-alert at jlab.org”. The new service will be tested on Friday morning when the monthly Tornado Siren Test notification is sent out. 

Reminder: Contact Staff Services for Work Events Requiring Food Service 
If you require food and/or beverage service for any work-related event, contact Staff Services at staffservices at jlab.org as early as possible in your event-planning process. Jefferson Lab has a contractual obligation with the new food service subcontractor, eLITE Management Group, that gives the subcontractor exclusive rights to provide catering service on-site. This is the same requirement that the lab had in place with the previous subcontractor. Staff Services can provide specific guidance on the wide range of options available and order your selections for your conference, meeting or workshop. 

New SOTR Training Offered on Friday, May 5 
A Jefferson Lab training session for new Subcontracting Officer Technical Representatives (GEN020) will take place on Friday, May 5, 8 a.m.-12 noon in Room 53 of the Support Service Center. Participants can register by COB on Thursday in Jefferson Lab's Learning Management System. For more information and a link, see the full memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/may-5-class-date-set-new-sotr-training 

Rhyme Time: Submit Silly Verse About Your Work for Limerick Day! 
Jefferson Lab is celebrating National Limerick Day on May 12 by publishing limericks relating to our science and technologies or life at the lab. The best limericks submitted by the Jefferson Lab community will be posted to social media with attributions to the authors. The top employee limerick will receive a $50 employee recognition award. If you would like to participate, email your name, job title and home division with your entry to jlabinfo at jlab.org by COB Tuesday, May 9. Multiple entries are allowed and anonymous entries (not eligible for prize) may be left in the slot at CEBAF Center room C226. For inspiration and examples of popular limericks, see the Web Exhibits website: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.webexhibits.org_poetry_explore-5Ffamous-5Flimerick-5Fexamples.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=lz9TcOasaINaaC3U7FbMev2lsutwpI4--09aP8Lu18s&r=8yz4U9iouUK36jiKiwwfyA&m=d_X9bKJTTeAX9u6Kaz-U8t-jhcRopKKnF44oHNqRx1E&s=xfwdvBnGoEzPb-FoLfF9Jq5kie9er9J7_x2BUTrcL0M&e=  

Free Health Screenings Offered by Optima Health 
Optima Health is offering free and confidential health screenings at Jefferson Lab on May 31. The 10-minute screenings will take place in CEBAF Center room F113. At this screening, you will learn more about blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk, Body Mass Index, tobacco cessation, and the benefits of regular physical activity. This free service is open to Jefferson Lab employees as well as Users and subcontractors. Walk-ins are welcome, but an appointment is appreciated. The deadline for making an appointment for this free service is Thursday, May 22. To schedule an appointment, contact Occupational Medicine with your preferred appointment times (9 a.m.-1p.m.) at jnewman at jlab.org, jbanks at jlab.org, or x7539. 

Photo Trivia for Records and Information Management Month 
The final winner of our Raiders of the Lost Archives photo identification project is Jodi Patient. Thanks to the Jefferson Lab community for helping archives staff identify people, objects and places during Records and Information Management (RIM) Month. Feel free to review the confirmed and best guess answers with the photos here: https://www.jlab.org/IR/archives/RIM2017.html 
View a new photo from the archives each week here: https://www.jlab.org/IR/archives/photo.html 

Reminder: 2017 Jefferson Lab IT Survey 
The Jefferson Lab IT Division has developed a survey to learn about the lab's usage of IT resources and the support that division staff members are providing. The survey was emailed to all members of the lab community on May 2. The email contains your unique link to the survey. A final reminder will be emailed to anyone who has not completed the survey prior to the closing date. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this survey, contact Rachel Harris at harris at jlab.org. 

Run-A-Round Set for May 17: Registration & Volunteer Sign-Up Underway Now 
The 32nd Annual Jefferson Lab Run-A-Round will be held 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Lab staff, Users, students, full-time contractors and immediate family members are invited to participate. See the full announcement or the JAG webpage for the registration and volunteer signup links: https://www.jlab.org/memo/run-round-set-may-17-registration-volunteer-sign-underway-now 

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 
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