Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program attendees take a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., May 30, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program attendees take a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., May 30, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Lead Scientific Software Scientist David Lawrence talks to middle school students about data science in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct. 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

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Nysmith School for the Gifted students participate in the Middle School Science Bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.

Quark Quest attendee gives a presentation in the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jan. 10, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Heritage High School student Mika Kelly, center, participates in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program attendees take a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., May 30, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Centreville High School students participate in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Mary L. Walker Governor’s School students participate in the High School Science bowl at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

First International School of Hadron Femtography attendees look at equipment in the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 19, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Quark Quest attendee Michael Hildebrand gives a presentation in the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jan. 10, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

As the United States wrestles with the impact of online content — from children’s safety to AI deepfakes — the United Kingdom has passed a sweeping Online Safety Bill, delegating implementation to the Office of Communications (Ofcom). On November 9, Ofcom released the draft of its approach to balancing protections with free speech rights. It is the most comprehensive effort undertaken by any Western government to date.

On November 30, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes to discuss the challenges faced by liberal democracies in dealing with online content. Dame Melanie Dawes was also be joined in conversation by Frances Haugen, a data engineer and scientist who made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook’s content practices.

Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang

Deep Run High School students participate in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Operator Alex Shenenberger gives a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., May 30, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Warwick High School students participate in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Centreville High School student Alessandro De Stefano, center, participates in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The group accompanying Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on her tour of the lab poses for a photo in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 5, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Project Leadership Institute attendees take a tour of the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 17, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Middle School students listen to instruction given during the Middle School Data Science Workshop in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct. 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

Quark Quest attendee gives a presentation in the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jan. 10, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Quark Quest attendee Tyler McCroskey gives a presentation in the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jan. 10, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Veronika Joyce, 12, participates in the Middle School Data Science workshop in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct. 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

Hampton University Graduate Studies Program (HUGS) attendee Hector Chinchay gives a talk in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jun. 11, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Centreville High School student Pritham Singh, left, participates in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Jefferson Lab team members pose for a group photo in front of a three-cell conduction-cooled accelerator cavity inside the Test Lab at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., July 16, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has worked with General Atomics and other partners to unlock even more particle accelerator applications by exploring the process of designing, prototyping and testing particle accelerators that are more powerful and efficient, while also less expensive and bulky.

This cavity represents the technical progress they hope to demonstrate – that they can reach higher beam energies and, hence, target more applications for the commercial use of electron beam.

Cooper Middle School student, Jeremy Ku, center, participates in the Middle School Science Bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.

The tour group listens as Hall D Postdoctoral Fellow Drew Smith, left, speaks in Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 5, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Hampton University Graduate Studies Program (HUGS) attendee Zachary Baldwin gives a talk in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jun. 11, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Braden Beregenstock, 12, participates in the Middle School Data Science Workshop in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

Cooper Middle School student, Eric Schellhaas, center, participates in the Middle School Science Bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.

George P. Phenix Elementary school student Lanejah McKinney, center, participates in the Middle School Science Bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.

Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program attendees take a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., May 30, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Staff Engineer II David Savransky, center, gives a tour of the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 19, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, center, looks up at research equipment in Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 5, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

As the United States wrestles with the impact of online content — from children’s safety to AI deepfakes — the United Kingdom has passed a sweeping Online Safety Bill, delegating implementation to the Office of Communications (Ofcom). On November 9, Ofcom released the draft of its approach to balancing protections with free speech rights. It is the most comprehensive effort undertaken by any Western government to date.

On November 30, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes to discuss the challenges faced by liberal democracies in dealing with online content. Dame Melanie Dawes was also be joined in conversation by Frances Haugen, a data engineer and scientist who made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook’s content practices.

Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang

Jefferson Lab team members pose for a group photo in front of a three-cell conduction-cooled accelerator cavity inside the Test Lab at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., July 16, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has worked with General Atomics and other partners to unlock even more particle accelerator applications by exploring the process of designing, prototyping and testing particle accelerators that are more powerful and efficient, while also less expensive and bulky.

This cavity represents the technical progress they hope to demonstrate – that they can reach higher beam energies and, hence, target more applications for the commercial use of electron beam.

People gather for the Science Education Poster Session in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Aug. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Angeleen Washington, 14, participates in the Middle School Data Science Workshop in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct. 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

People gather for the Science Education Poster Session in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Aug. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

People gather for the Science Education Poster Session in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Aug. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Peasley Middle School students participate in the Middle School Science Bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Mar. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.

As the United States wrestles with the impact of online content — from children’s safety to AI deepfakes — the United Kingdom has passed a sweeping Online Safety Bill, delegating implementation to the Office of Communications (Ofcom). On November 9, Ofcom released the draft of its approach to balancing protections with free speech rights. It is the most comprehensive effort undertaken by any Western government to date.

On November 30, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes to discuss the challenges faced by liberal democracies in dealing with online content. Dame Melanie Dawes was also be joined in conversation by Frances Haugen, a data engineer and scientist who made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook’s content practices.

Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang

Quark Quest attendee Justin Winfield gives a presentation in the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Jan. 10, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Scientific Computing Staff Scientist Thomas Britton speaks to middle school students about data science during the Middle School Data Science Workshop in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct. 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.

A Science Education Summer Intern presents his poster in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Aug. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

As the United States wrestles with the impact of online content — from children’s safety to AI deepfakes — the United Kingdom has passed a sweeping Online Safety Bill, delegating implementation to the Office of Communications (Ofcom). On November 9, Ofcom released the draft of its approach to balancing protections with free speech rights. It is the most comprehensive effort undertaken by any Western government to date.

On November 30, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes to discuss the challenges faced by liberal democracies in dealing with online content. Dame Melanie Dawes was also be joined in conversation by Frances Haugen, a data engineer and scientist who made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook’s content practices.

Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang

People gather for the Science Education Poster Session in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Aug. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Mechanical Design Engineer Rossana Fernandes, left, Mechanical Engineer II Daniel Galway, center, and Mechanical Designer Blue Reinhart, right, pose for a photo in the Technology, Engineering, and Development (TED) building at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Dec. 5, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Lead Scientific Software Scientist David Lawrence talks to middle school students about data science in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Oct 16, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

The Middle School Data Science Workshop is a one-day event for seventh grade students to learn about artificial intelligence and how it works. Students will learn about AI, look at code, modify it, and run it to train an AI model. Graphs will be made showing the performance of their models and they will learn how to read them.