IT News

If you have a design, communications, or creative project that needs to be completed before the end of Fiscal Year 2026 (September 30, 2026), now is the time to connect with the Creative Services Office (CSO). As the fiscal year draws to a close, demand for design and creative services increases significantly across Berkeley Lab.… Read more »

Google’s recently announced major updates across Google workspace platforms and AI tools including native tool upgrades, major shifts are coming to how teams collaborate, organize information, and utilize artificial intelligence within the Google ecosystem. Here are the top ones to keep an eye on:  AI Innovation: Highlights from Google I/O At the May Google Unveil… Read more »

Science IT @ LBL has partnered with D-Lab to offer free, engaging workshops on the latest IT applications. Upcoming workshops include Python, R Programming, and Tidyverse. Sign up for a free class today! Read more »

Berkeley Lab’s IT Division opens its doors every spring to some of its youngest visitors, groups of energetic second graders eager to explore the world of computers, coding, and networking. For one week each year, students from local elementary school, Sylvia Mendez elementary school come to the Lab for an immersive experience designed to introduce… Read more »

To strengthen digital security at Berkeley Lab, the IT Division is rolling out Passkeys Lab-wide following a successful three-month pilot. The transition began with Operations divisions in April and is now expanding to Research divisions in May. Passkeys are a modern authentication method stored on your device that use secure, cryptographic verification or a physical… Read more »

BLAM! 2026 (Berkeley Lab AI Mastery) an IT Division program focused on using AI to enhance productivity, research, and science is over. The month long course featured webinars, resources, challenges, and office hours to support the Berkeley Lab’s learning journey. If you missed BLAM this time around, no worries! All materials, including webinar recordings, remain available. We… Read more »

Beginning last month, the IT Division has started upgrading more than 1,000 Wi-Fi access points across most Berkeley Lab buildings to deliver faster speeds, greater capacity, and stronger security. The upgrades will improve the wireless network to keep up with the Lab’s current demand and allow many more laptops, phones, sensors, and lab instruments to… Read more »

To enhance digital protection at Berkeley Lab, the IT Division is rolling out Passkeys across the Lab following a successful three-month pilot. The IT Division will begin the Lab-wide transition by launching Passkeys for all divisions within Operations in April, followed by all Research divisions in May. A Passkey is a modern credential stored on… Read more »

Science IT @ LBL has partnered with D-Lab to offer free, engaging workshops on the latest IT applications. Upcoming workshops include Python, R Programming, and Tidyverse. Sign up for a free class today! Read more »

When responding to an emergency at Berkeley Lab, the way you place a call to 911 can make a critical difference. Dialing 911 from your desk phone provides a rapid, dual-agency response from the police and our on-site Security Emergency Services (SES) team. Because desk phones are tied to a specific physical location, Berkeley Lab… Read more »

When Allison Barker started her new position as Communications Specialist for the Engineering Division, one of her first projects was updating the decade-old Engineering website. The site had become outdated and difficult to use, as it was not optimized for mobile or tablet viewing, making it harder for audiences to access information about the Division.… Read more »