News at work

A brand-new, internal website will soon replace News at Work. This intranet website will offer Fermilab employees and users a streamlined experience to easily access relevant internal news, information and updates from lab leadership, Zoom links to laboratory events and much more. All public-facing articles can still be accessed on Fermilab’s Newsroom. Launching mid-June, the intranet website will only be accessible through Services sign-on. It is recommended .... More

WHAT ARE WE DOING? We will apply the monthly Red Hat patches to the following production Financial Linux servers: cdebsdb11 cdcsdb01 cdhscmdb01 cdobiee01 cdpsfdb01 cdsfrdb01 fermifts findboxprd2 hcmext01 proxebs01 proxebs02 proxext01 cdcs01 cdebsdbvis cdebsecc01 denodo-vdp01 WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Thursday, June 15; 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (standard scheduled maintenance window) WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? During this time, the following applications will be unavailable: eMarketplace Oracle E-business Suite .... More

In honor of Juneteenth, the African American/Black Association is sponsoring two events in the month of June. June 1-19, 2023 – Juneteenth flag: The history behind its colors and symbols Stop by the atrium between June 1-19 to see the Juneteenth flag and learn about the history behind its colors and symbols. Thursday, June 15, 2023, 1-2:30 p.m. – Juneteenth celebration Please join the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and .... More

In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility and Spectrum will co-host LGBTQ+ safe zone training on Tuesday, June 13, from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. CDT at One West. This interactive presentation on creating welcoming and inclusive spaces was created especially for the Fermilab community by the Spectrum LRG. Its focus is using language accepted within the LGBTQ+ community and how .... More

WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division (ITD) will be replacing a network switch in the Training Center. The replacement will provide power-over-ethernet (PoE) capability to support new wireless access points. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Thursday, June 8; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? There will be a disruption of about five minutes to wired network connections in the Training Center only .... More

Please be advised ISD-Engineering will begin the Wilson Hall 8th Floor ECRC Project beginning in early June and will run for approximately two months. The project will involve removal and replacement of existing piping from Wilson Hall basement up to Wilson Hall 8th Floor. For most floors, the work will be limited to the southwest stairwell and adjacent mechanical shaft. The 8th floor will be impacted .... More

Fermilab’s Society of Women Engineers has started its annual SWE membership drive. As a corporate member, Fermilab annually offers a limited number of professional memberships to the Society of Women Engineers. SWE plays an important role in giving women and others underrepresented within the STEM profession a means of connecting with like-minded peers and developing strategies and solutions to advance professionally. SWE offers a variety .... More

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day Alert for tomorrow. Air pollution levels in the Chicago metropolitan area are expected to reach the “orange” or “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category on the national Air Quality Index Current weather conditions and air quality monitoring data indicates air pollution levels may be elevated tomorrow, posing a potential health hazard to sensitive populations, especially individuals .... More

On April 24, 2023, a Fermilab road culvert replacement project began to replace seven culverts around the Batavia site and requires road closures. Pine St. near the Buffalo Field Watering Hole remains closed for culvert replacement while a revised schedule for the remaining work is determined. A date to re-open Pine St. will be announced as soon as it is available. Please see map below .... More