<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br><br>February 4 Briefs Excerpts:<br><br><strong>Graduate Student Research Grants Available</strong><br>The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for its 2015 solicitation. The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The 2014 program solicitation resulted in awards to 65 graduate students from 50 different universities to conduct thesis research at 15 DOE national laboratories - three students are at Jefferson Lab. Applications are due April 14. If you have any questions about the program, contact Jan Tyler at tyler@jlab.org. The SCGSR website has specific details: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/<br><br><strong>Annual Computer User Account Audit Begins Soon</strong><br>On Monday, Feb. 16, the IT Division will begin the annual computer user account audit. All supervisors and sponsors of employees/users with computer accounts at Jefferson Lab are required to review and re-authorize accounts. Supervisors and sponsors must complete the audit by close of business Monday, March 16. This audit is a critical part of maintaining an appropriate level of cyber security at Jefferson Lab. If you need assistance during the audit, contact Chris Williamson at cew@jlab.org or x6245, or contact Jessica A. Perry at jperry@jlab.org or x7262.<br><br><strong>Jefferson Lab Mailing List Problem Resolved</strong><br>Since around noon on Monday, Feb. 2, messages sent to all Mailman mailing lists (such as all_staff, all_jlab_accounts, CUGA, etc.) were being blocked. However, the problem was fixed this morning. All messages that were blocked were delivered after 10:30 a.m. today. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this issue, contact the IT Division HelpDesk, helpdesk@jlab.org or x7155.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><strong>2014 JSA Thesis Prize Nominations Accepted</strong><br>The Users Group Board of Directors is now accepting nominations for the 2014 JSA Thesis Prize for the best Jefferson Lab-related thesis. The prize is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund Program. A complete package requires a nomination letter by a senior scientist giving the name and institution of the person being nominated and the names of three people who will send letters of recommendation, along with a copy of the thesis. All materials must be submitted electronically. The three letters of recommendation must be sent before the deadline. Theses completed during the calendar year 2014 are eligible, as well as theses completed during the last quarter of 2013 (if they haven't been submitted before). All materials must be sent by email to Lorelei Chopard, lorelei@jlab.org, by the nomination deadline of March 2. If you have any questions about the prize, contact John Arrington, johna@anl.gov. See the full announcement for details: https://wiki.jlab.org/cugwiki/index.php/Ph.D._Thesis_Prize<br><br><strong>Jefferson Lab All-Hands Meeting Set for Thursday, Feb. 5</strong><br>Lab Director Hugh Montgomery will conduct all-hands meetings on Thursday in the CEBAF Center auditorium for an update on safety, CEBAF commissioning activities and 12 GeV Upgrade status, lab initiatives, the budget, the NSAC Long Range Plan, the Electron-Ion Collider and other items. There will be two sessions - one at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 11 a.m. See the full announcement for suggested attendance schedule: https://www.jlab.org/memo/message-hugh-montgomery-all-hands-meetings-february-5<br><br><strong>Tornado Warning Siren Test Set for Friday, Feb. 6</strong><br>Jefferson Lab's tornado warning siren will undergo its monthly operational test at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. Don't respond to the siren; this is a test of the siren system and not a personnel response exercise. Individuals planning to be in the Central Materials Storage Area (where the siren is located) while the test is taking place must have with them and wear two layers of hearing protection.<br><br>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br></div></div></div></body></html>