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From the Innovation News Network, May 31, 2023: Editor Georgie Purcell interviews Sean Foster, Research Scientist at Boston University, and Elia Bottalico, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Liverpool, who are both heavily involved on the Muon g-2 experiment. The g-2 collaboration scientists are in the final stages of data analysis for Runs 2 and 3 and are preparing to announce the results later this year.

The phones in the Medical Office will not be operational on June 1-2 due to an upgrade. For emergencies, call ext. 3131. If you need to reach the Medical Office, you can email them at medical_office@fnal.gov.

From Big Think – Don Lincoln, May 26, 2023: The search for the smallest particles remains one of science’s greatest pursuits. By today’s measurements, quarks and leptons are the smallest known building blocks in nature, yet researchers wonder if perhaps quarks and leptons are built of even smaller things. Scientists and researchers continue to to look for smaller objects inside quarks and leptons using accelerators like CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

During his Fermilab career, Information Technology Division Associate Head Jerry Guglielmo has worn many hats — 15 at any given time, he said. On June 1, he will don his retiree hat. Jerry began his Fermilab career in the summer of 1986 as a technician who helped install the CDF detector for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He returned in the summer of 1987 as .... More

A Safety Event Update and Path Forward briefing for Fermilab employees, users and affiliates will be held on Wednesday, May 31, at 8 a.m. CT in Ramsey Auditorium and via Zoom. Zoom information can be found here (Services login required).

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day Alert for May 30. 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, posing a potential health hazard to sensitive populations, especially individuals with .... More