The University of California signed a one-year extension on Jan. 30 to continue managing the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy.
The university has managed the laboratory through a series of contract extensions since October 2002. The most recent was set to expire on Jan. 31.
Recent congressional action has mandated that the D.O.E. conduct a competition for the laboratories under the university’s management, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, but the D.O.E. has not yet announced detailed plans for the competition.
Once the D.O.E. releases its request for proposals, the UC Board of Regents are expected to make decisions regarding whether the university will compete for the Berkeley laboratory.
The UC Regents have given UC President Robert C. Dynes authority to extend operating contracts for all three national laboratories.
The University of California has managed the Berkeley laboratory since the lab’s inception in 1931.
The laboratory currently performs research in nanoscience and advanced materials, the life sciences, computing, earth sciences, physics and cosmology, as well as operating a Department of Homeland Security office.
‘MyDoom’ e-mail worm spreads through ResNet
The new e-mail worm known as “”MyDoom””, among other names, is spreading quickly through the campus system, according to ResNet. The worm is spread when infected email attachments are opened or downloaded.
According to ResNet, the email containing the worm may have the following words in the subject line: “”test,”” “”hi,”” “”hello, “”Mail Delivery System,”” “”Mail Transaction Failed,”” “”Server Report,”” “”Status”” or “”Error.””
Messages in the body of the email generally read, “”the message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment”” or “”the message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment.””
For instructions on how to protect computers, and for instructions on what to do if a computer is already infected, visit the ResNet Web site at http://resnet.uscd.edu.
UCSD Libraries to celebrate three millionth volume
UCSD Libraries will celebrate the acquisition of its three millionth volume at a campus ceremony on Feb. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the auditorium of the Institute of the Americas.
Alice Proachaska, university librarian at Yale University, will be the keynote speaker.
The three millionth volume, “”The Shepherd of Banbury’s Rules to Judge of the Changes of the Weather”” by John Claridge, was published in London in 1774.
This volume represents the last volume to complete the Hills Meteorology Collection. Kenneth Hill, who died in 2001, was one of UCSD’s largest library donors, best known for his collection of books about early exploration in the Pacific.
The event is free and open to the public, but reservations should be made in advance by calling (858) 594-1235.
IR/PS to host Asian New Year Festival on Feb. 3
The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies will hold an Asian New Year Festival on Feb. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The festival will include performers from Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia. The events will include a lion dance, a bamboo dance, Khmer dancers, a fashion show, tai kwon do and tai chi demonstrations and Japanese and Chinese classes, as well as food from throughout the continent.
The festival is organized by the school’s graduate student body.
Fraternity will bike 56 hours straight for hunger relief
Alpha Epsilon Pi will hold their annual Hunger Relief 56-hour bike-a-thon on Library Walk starting at 8 a.m. on Feb. 5.
The fraternity will bike for 56 straight hours until 5 p.m. on Feb. 6. All proceeds will go to Mazon, which is a national hunger relief charity.
