[Lilab] 4th floor MRB fridge cleanup

[Wei Vivian Li]

Thanks a lot, Yudi! If they announce any new rules about future
responsibilities this Friday, please let us know.

Vivian





On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM Yudi Mu <yudi.mu at email.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Hi Dr. Li,
>
> I will be in MRB this Friday. I can join other labs to do the cleaning.
>
> Best,
> Yudi
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM Wei Vivian Li via LiLab <
> lilab at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> MRB is asking for labs’ joint efforts to help maintain the cleanliness of
>> the refrigerator in the shared kitchen area. This will be an ongoing,
>> shared responsibility, with graduate students and postdocs taking turns. I
>> don't yet know what the final rules will be, but it should not require more
>> than one trainee from our lab per quarter.
>>
>> For this Friday at noon, we are looking for one volunteer from our lab to
>> join volunteers from other labs to clean up the refrigerator. Please let
>> me know if you are able to help.
>>
>> *1. We let the grad students/postdocs organize everything:*
>>
>> the first cleanup of the refrig on Friday
>>
>> establishing rules and schedules for long term cleaning schedule of
>> refrig and freezer
>>
>> establish rules for keeping things in the refrig/freezer (such as
>> labeling of items) and what happens when the rules are not followed
>>
>> establish a schedule for the labs to contribute cleaning supplies such as
>> sponges, dish soap, comet and green scrub pads (the only thing that MRB
>> provides is the spray for the counters and the paper towels)
>>
>> devise an enforcement protocol
>>
>> decide how the rules and schedules will be disseminated — posted in the
>> kitchen? QR code?
>>
>> etc.
>>
>> *2. For this Friday we request a broad participation with at least one
>> person from each lab. *
>>
>> Folks should be motived to attend so that they can make sure their lab
>> does not get charged with extra duties. :)
>>
>> Going forward, once the schedules are made not every lab needs to have a
>> person present for the clean up.
>>
>> The grad students/postdocs can decide on the optimal number of people
>> needed for the various tasks.
>>
>> *3. Faculty  will  be responsible for making sure at least one person
>> from their lab attends but **do not need to be present on Friday. *
>>
>> Without PIs present, the grad students/postdocs will be more inclined to
>> take charge. (This will be a good experience in collaboration and
>> management of others as well as democratic decision making)
>>
>> I will, though, bring cleaning supplies and place them in the kitchen
>> area before hand and stop by at 2 pm to see how they are getting along.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vivian
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> Wei Vivian Li
>>
>> Associate Professor
>> Department of Statistics
>> University of California, Riverside
>> vivianli.org
>>
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