Good news in challenging times
Sandia’s health educators are seeing some innovative ideas for coping with pandemic-related stress from employees participating in health action plans and other preventive health programs.
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Research program opens doors for grad students
The DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program is looking for graduate students to take positions at Sandia and change the world with their contributions. Each year, the program supports about 100 doctoral students by funding positions for them within the national laboratories complex.
Portable shelters protect medical workers, save PPE
Sandia is offering, free of charge, the design and complete instruction manual for building a low-cost, drive-up outdoor shelter that shields health care workers conducting COVID-19 testing.
Finding COVID-19 needles in a coronavirus haystack
To accelerate the filtering of coronavirus studies in the search for information relevant to COVID-19, Sandia has assembled a combination of data mining, machine-learning algorithms and compression-based analytics to bring the most useful data to the fore on an office computer.
Working well to stay well
With a record number of Sandia’s workforce now working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Labs’ ergonomic team has helped make the transition to a home office safe for employees. Sandia's ergonomics professionals are fully engaged on a daily basis with educating, training and assisting the workforce using the principles of ergonomic science.
Mission forward
Sandia is using a phased approach to return to normal operations over the coming months, while continuing maximum telework as much as possible.
American Indian Outreach Committee delivers
Between May 2-9, more than 200 pounds of beans, 150 pounds of rice and nearly 300 rolls of toilet paper were delivered to Zuni Pueblo by Sandia’s American Indian Outreach Committee. The group also delivered canned goods, facemasks, cases of water and prayers.
A day in the life at 70 + 1 — Sandia copes with COVID-19
Last year, we celebrated Sandia’s 70th birthday with pride, honoring the Labs’ response to seven decades of challenges. At the time, we had no idea of the dramatic world events that would be in store for us in year 71. Labs photojournalist Randy Montoya captures Sandians at work under the restrictions imposed by COVID-19.
NM distillery partners with Sandia on hand sanitizer
In response to widespread shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, Wayward Sons Craft-Distillery in Santa Fe has reconfigured its operations to produce a hand sanitizer. The owners worked with Sandia through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program to test and confirm that their product meets standards set by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Converting respiratory machines for COVID-19 patients
Converting respiratory machines for COVID-19 patients: Sandia develops 100 conversion kits for distribution to New Mexico hospitals