Sunday, April 7, 2013
By Melissa Porter, Staff Writer
Spring Plant Swap 2013
This past October, you may have seen several members of the Green Team standing in front of Building 549 giving out free plants or offering to take extra plants off your hands—this was the first Green Team Fall Plant Swap.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
By Andrea Frydl, Guest Writer
Display Cases, Movies, and Raffles—Oh My!
In December, Alicia Gussio (SAIC-Frederick) and Robert Koogle (NCI) were the lucky winners of free movie tickets to Regal theaters. They each correctly answered questions about Employee Diversity Team’s (EDT’s) November display case featuring the fall harvest.
Friday, April 5, 2013
By Ken Michaels, Staff Writer
Jim Stull, winner of the ninth annual Protective Services Chili Cookoff in January of last year, proved that he’s no one-trick pony; he brought a brand new recipe to the 2013 event and won again! And he did it decisively. His Black Bean ‘n Pumpkin Chili garnered 107 points; the second place winner netted less than half that with 52.
“For me, a good chili is just not hot and spicy. It has to have a distinctive flavor that makes you want to come back for more.”
Thursday, April 4, 2013
By Paul Stokely, Guest Writer
When working in any laboratory or animal facility, you must wear a lab coat, protective eyewear, appropriate gloves, and closed-toe shoes, unless you are performing purely administrative tasks.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Courtesy of the NICBR Public Affairs/Community Relations Subcommittee
The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) announced the 2012 NICBR Collaboration Project Award (CPA) Program winners in December. The award, the first of its kind for NICBR, was adapted from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Young Investigator Award Program. This year, the CPA was bestowed to three research projects pertaining to collaborations between NICBR agencies.
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