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Labs around the world open their doors to aesthetic creation.

On Wednesday, April 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Fermilab will offer high school students a valuable opportunity to interact one on one with professionals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Fermilab’s annual Wonders of Science show is scheduled for Sunday, April 17. This year’s theme is astronomy, and the show will feature Weird Science, a group of current and retired high school teachers who have been recognized locally and nationally for their ability to engage young minds.

A partnership between three national U.S. laboratories and CERN to upgrade the LHC has yielded the strongest accelerator magnet ever created.

A high school science class participates in CMS data analysis through QuarkNet.

From OSTI blog, April 1, 2016: The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information is working with Fermilab scientist Jim Simone to register scientific datasets produced by a domain collaboration.

Perplexed by gravity? Don’t let it get you down.

The first cryomodule for SLAC’s future light source, LCLS-II, is on schedule to be delivered at the end of the year.

From ABC7 News, March 30, 2016 (with video): The Chicago area hosted a special guest Wednesday as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi toured parts of the city and the suburbs, including Fermilab. His first official visit to Chicago, it was the first stop in a four-day tour of the United States focused on trade issues between the U.S. and Italy.

From The Beacon-News, March 31, 2016: Italian Prime Minister Renzi rolled in to Fermilab on Wednesday with several dozen other Italian citizens to meet with scientists, including some of Italian birth, and tour the campus’ Industrial Center Building.