News at work

Students have been warming up for the analysis of the new Run 2 data that will come out of the CMS experiment.

Fermilab’s next chief financial officer (CFO) will be Vanessa Peoples. Vanessa is currently Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Business Officer for the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

Last week, there was a full house in Ramsey Auditorium for the 50th anniversary kick-off for employees and an all-hands meeting. Read on for the meeting highlights.

The U.S. LHC Accelerator Research Program and CERN are developing high-field quadrupole magnets that will be cornerstones of the High-Luminosity LHC.

From Kane County Chronicle, Jan. 16, 2017: In tandem with exploring the origin of the universe, Fermilab delves into its own birth, celebrating its 50th anniversary with an accelerated lineup of events from now into fall. The entertainment element will start on a happy note with Mucca Pazza, an unconventional marching band, striding onto the Batavia stage at 8 p.m. Jan. 21.

From the Department of Energy, Jan. 11, 2017: Fermilab is mentioned in several areas of the report, which highlights the remarkable accomplishments of the national labs, evaluates some of the improvements DOE has made in recent years in its management and coordination with the labs, and charts a course for continued American leadership in science and technology.

One day Robert Wilson decided that, instead of taking the elevator, he would climb 10 flights of stairs to work. Some of the rest of us followed his example, and then we got the idea that we’d see who could do it the fastest.

How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.

A group known for making music with everyday objects recently got their hands on some extraordinary props.

You have the gregarious, force-carrying bosons and the standoffish, matter fermions. Don Lincoln explains in this six-minute video.