COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 2 -- The American Physical Society issued the following news release: The American Physical Society (APS) is pleased to announce a new consortium of physics departments, laboratories, and research collaborations committed to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). By establishing a community of transformation, the APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) will address long-standing, systemic barriers that have led to a gross underrepresenta  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 2 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Sept. 1: "Nothing to see here, folks -- move right along." This is the overwhelming message conveyed in the Department of Energy's latest and final "Supplement Analysis" (SA) to its 2008 environmental analysis of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), or "Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement" (SWEIS). The National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous DOE subsidiary, administers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following performance report and performance plan entitled "Combined Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Performance Results and FYs 2020 and 2021 Annual Performance Plan". Here are excerpts of the document issued on Aug. 27: At a Glance: Performance Results for FY 2019 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues to make positive contributions to the Department's mission-related priorities. Impact of our efforts for FY 2019 include: Total   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: In atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons share energy and momentum in tight quarters. But exactly how they share the energy that keeps them bound within the nucleus -- and even where they are within the nucleus -- remain key puzzles for nuclear physicists. A new study by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Washington University i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has posted a final Supplement Analysis (SA) to the 2008 Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Continued Operations of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The SA determined that the environmental impacts associated with plutonium pit production at LANL do not require prepa  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Sept. 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Developing new quantum science technologies will be the focus of a new national research effort, with Purdue University playing a leading role. The work is supported through a broad effort announced by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. The effort will include more than $1 billion in awards for the establishment of 12   more