<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest">https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">April 16 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Jefferson Lab Parking Lots to Be Closed April 26-27 for Markings Painting</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">On Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, road traffic markings and parking lot markings are scheduled to be re-painted. If the weather conditions are not favorable that weekend, the work will be re-scheduled for the following weekend. Parking will be limited onsite to specific areas. For a list and map of available parking areas during the work, see the full announcement: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/jlab-parking-lots-be-closed-april-26-27-markings-painting">https://www.jlab.org/memo/jlab-parking-lots-be-closed-april-26-27-markings-painting</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Network Outages planned for Tuesday, April 22, 5-7 p.m.</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">On Tuesday, April 22, starting at 5:30 p.m., the following areas will have brief network outages for the installation of updated software on the network switches. Each outage should last no more than 15 minutes. During the outage, Cisco phones will reset. Areas that will be affected include: CEBAF Center (Bldg 12) A, B, C, and F wing office spaces and conference rooms; Experimental Equipment Lab (Bldg 90); Building 36 (excluding accelerator controls networks); Support Service Center (Bldg 28); Applied Research Center; and Counting House (Bldg 97) second floor. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the IT Division Helpdesk, x7155.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">JSA Sabbatical and Research Leave Support at Jefferson Lab</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">The JSA/JLab Sabbatical and Research Leave Support Program enhances research opportunities for faculty through access to Jefferson Lab facilities and interaction with Jefferson Lab researchers and users, strengthens the teaching and research capabilities of universities through faculty involvement, and strengthens the research programs of Jefferson Lab by attracting "new blood" and integrating university faculty members in the lab's programs. JSA will award living expenses up to $1,500 per month for up to twelve months to qualified faculty members to relocate to the Hampton Roads area to conduct full-time research at Jefferson Lab while on an approved sabbatical or research leave. Application deadline in June 2. For eligibility and application information, see the JSA website: <a href="http://www.jsallc.org/IF/Sabbaticals2014.html">http://www.jsallc.org/IF/Sabbaticals2014.html</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Jefferson Science Associates Minority/Female Undergraduate Research Assistantship</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">Jefferson Lab is seeking candidates for a research assistantship. JSA will provide funds to support the student at the university during the 2014-2015 academic year. This project is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund Program, a commitment from the JSA owners, SURA and PAE Applied Technologies. Initiatives Funds support programs, initiatives, and activities that further the scientific outreach, promote the science, education and technology of the Jefferson Lab and benefit the Lab’s extended user community in ways that complement the lab’s basic and applied research missions. Nominations will be accepted through May 2. For more information, visit the website: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/research/index.html">https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/research/index.html</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Student Projects, Volunteer Mentors Needed for High School Interns</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">Six outstanding high school students have been selected to participate in the lab's High School Summer Honors Program, which will be held June 23 - Aug. 1. Critical to the success of their internship experience are projects for the students and mentors who can oversee one or more students as they carry out their work. The students are currently in the 11th and 12th grades and have expressed interest in pursuing scientific and technical careers. Lab scientists, engineers and other technical managers who are interested in serving as a mentor to high-achieving high school students and have a project, or any number of small projects that can be accomplished over the summer, are asked to contact Brita Hampton, <a href="mailto:hampton@jlab.org">hampton@jlab.org</a>, with a description of the work to be assigned. If you have questions email or call her at x7633. She needs ideas or proposals by May 1.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">TIAA-CREF Individual Counseling Available by Appointment</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">TIAA-CREF will be offering additional Individual Counseling Sessions in June. The consultant will be available to discuss how to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance and annuities. Sessions will be offered on Thursday and Friday, June 19-20, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Support Service Center Room 21. To schedule an appointment with a TIAA-CREF Individual Consultant to discuss your plan and options for managing your retirement savings, call TIAA-CREF at (800) 732-8353, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (ET).</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">JLab Records and Information Management Month Fact of the Week</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">Leaving the lab? JLab Records Management provides a list of activities employees who are departing the lab should review to ensure their records are adequately protected and transferred to their supervisor or co-worker. Review the information at this link: <a href="http://www.jlab.org/IR/records/separations.html">http://www.jlab.org/IR/records/separations.html</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">RIM Trivia Question of the Week</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">The correct answer to last week's question was "evaluated or summarized data." There were no correct answers last week, so this week we will give away two Starbucks gift cards to two randomly selected individuals who provide the correct answer to this trivia question: One of the patron saints of archivists, this individual was executed in the 3rd Century by being roasted on a large gridiron. He is also the patron saint of librarians, deacons and cooks. All responses must be received at <a href="mailto:kindrew@jlab.org">kindrew@jlab.org</a> by noon on Friday, when a drawing will take place of all correct answers. Two people will each win a Starbucks gift card! (Winners will be notified via email no later than 5 p.m. Friday following publication. Limit one gift card win per person.)</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Dark Forces, Dark Matter, and the GeV-Scale Discovery Frontier</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">The search for dark matter and new forces mediated by sub-GeV particles with very weak coupling to matter (“dark forces”) is an emerging frontier in fundamental physics. Philip Schuster, a Faculty Member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and a SLAC Research Associate, will present the theoretical motivations for dark forces and their possible connections to dark matter and the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. He will also discuss strategies, results, and prospects for searches at high-energy colliders, flavor factories, and dedicated fixed-target experiments, focusing particularly on the near-term program of searches for dark forces at Jefferson Lab, including APEX in Hall A and HPS in Hall B. He will also briefly describe opportunities to directly search for dark matter at Jefferson Lab in the future. The colloquium will be held on April 22 at 3 p.m. in the CEBAF Center auditorium.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="Arial">Tracking Thomas at Jefferson Lab</font></b></div><div><font face="Arial">Little Thomas is still on his Spring Break. He'll return for more romps around the lab next week. </font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest">https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div></body></html>