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ScienceIT has started weekly office hours every Wednesday at 11AM for CBorg, Berkeley Lab’s AI portal and service platform that provides access to multiple AI tools and models for researchers and staff. It was developed by the IT Division’s ScienceIT Department to support scientists at the Lab with their data and computational needs. The Office Read more »

Thanks, everyone who attended our first January Jumpstart! We hope you learned a lot and are using some of the productivity tips and tools we discussed in the week-long series. A few updates:  If you want more information about Google Workspace, we have the following offerings: Google Workspace Learning CenterGoogle Skills courses and labsProvide Feedback Read more »

Join a lab-wide town hall on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. to noon, to hear the latest on the Lab’s AI for science strategy, the Genesis Mission, and ways you can engage. This will be the beginning of a series of collaboration events on AI at the Lab. Join the kickoff Town Hall via Read more »

Join IT on Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. to learn more about the Berkeley Lab Design System (BLDS) for research websites. Read more »

Start 2026 with a weeklong virtual training series focused on smart productivity tips to help you get more done with greater ease. These half-hour, easy-to-digest yet impactful seminars will highlight how to get the most out of Google Workspace tools, along with essential updates from Cyber Security, CSO, Cborg, and the IT Portal. During the Read more »

Berkeley Lab’s IT Division launched a new support portal this month. This user-friendly service platform is designed to make opening IT tickets easier than ever. The new portal provides greater transparency, faster access to key information, and an improved overall support experience for everyone.  You can access the new IT Support portal using your Berkeley Read more »

The lbnl-visitor wireless network, one of most popular and easy ways for anyone to get online on the main LBL Hill Site, is being replaced with the new, enhanced lbnl-open wireless network effective immediately. “While the old lbnl-visitor wireless network will remain available until sometime in 2027 we encourage everyone who uses the old lbnl-visitor Read more »

At Berkeley Lab, cutting-edge research depends on equally advanced technology. From precision scientific instruments to massive data pipelines, researchers rely on IT systems that work flawlessly. Ensuring this reliability is the mission of the Embedded IT Support Team, a group of specialized IT professionals embedded directly within scientific divisions and areas such as the Molecular Read more »

Google Workspace not only made updates to the popular LaTex feature in Gemini app, but also launched Google Workspace Flows, its version of an AI agent that connects directly with Gemini to help make automating tasks.  New LaTeX features Google Workspace has introduced new LaTeX rendering and PDF export features directly within the Gemini app, Read more »

A new type of phishing attack is targeting Berkeley Lab users through Google Calendar. Attackers are sending fake calendar invites, taking advantage of Google’s default setting that automatically adds invitations to your calendar.  What is the attack This phishing technique uses Google Calendar invitations to deliver scams directly to your calendar. Because Google automatically adds Read more »

In September, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hosted the annual ALICE USA Grid Operations Review Meeting, bringing together computing experts from Berkeley Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and CERN. The meeting focused on aligning goals, reviewing infrastructure performance, and planning for the coming year of data-intensive operations supporting the computing of the ALICE experiment—one of the Read more »