NICBR-Sponsored Spring Research Festival Set for May 8 and 9

Friday, April 12, 2013

By Ashley DeVine, Staff Writer For the first time, the Spring Research Festival (SRF), scheduled for May 8 and 9, will be sponsored by all of the agencies that are part of the National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR).

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In The Interest of Greater Precision

Thursday, April 11, 2013

By Ken Michaels, Staff Writer This article is about a few “odds and ends” that may contribute to more precise oral and written communication.

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Browse without a Browser at the ATRF Library

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

By Robin Meckley, Contributing Writer Employees at the Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) asked the Scientific Library, and the library responded: print journals are now available in the ATRF Library. Employees can now browse 20 print journals, which will rotate, with one issue available at a time for each title. The library will also temporarily display some new books each week. ATRF employees may indicate their interest in these books by signing the wait lists.

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Smith Assists in Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

By Cathy McClintock, Guest Writer It should have been routine by now for a 30-year volunteer firefighter/ emergency medical technician from Thurmont, Md., but it wasn’t. That first night, as Ross Smith, IT security, looked across the Hudson River from Jersey City, N.J., he saw an unusually dark New York skyline.

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R&W Club Frederick Readies for Spring and Beyond

Monday, April 8, 2013

By Carolynne Keenan, Guest Writer What do discounted Frederick Keys tickets, a wine tour of Frederick area vineyards, a Segway tour of Washington, DC, a summertime National Parks tour, and a special children’s Easter party have in common? All are activities that the Recreation & Welfare (R&W) Club Frederick is currently developing for spring 2013. At the first members meeting in January, Roxanne Angell, R&W Club Frederick chair, unveiled plans under development to make 2013 a successful year.

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