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" > <lbl-image slot="media" > <img width="890" height="594" src="https://elements.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HawkRelease-890x594.jpg" class="attachment-lbl-components-md size-lbl-components-md" alt="" slot="media" decoding="async" /> </lbl-image> <lbl-tags icon='video' slot='byline'><ul><li><a href='https://elements.lbl.gov/all-news/?type=video' aria-label='View all articles of type: Video'>Video</a></li><li><a href='https://elements.lbl.gov/all-news/?topic=12' aria-label='View all articles of type: Culture'>Culture</a></li></ul></lbl-tags> <lbl-button slot="btn" type="inline" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/the-release-of-a-coopers-hawk-near-building-77/" link-target="_blank" text="Watch the video" > </lbl-button> </lbl-grid-card> <lbl-grid-card layout="grid" title="Asian Art Museum Talk: “Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake” Thursday at 1 p.m. " date="February 4, 2025" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/api-erg-hosts-asian-art-museum-talk-lunar-new-year-year-of-the-snake/" link-target="_self" text="The Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group is hosting a virtual talk entitled “Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake” in collaboration with the SF Asian Art Museum on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. Learn about the fascinating traditions & symbolism – lanterns, firecrackers, red envelopes, Chinese zodiac, and auspicious food – that accompany the celebration of the Lunar New Year in various Asian cultures." > <lbl-image slot="media" > <img width="890" height="695" src="https://elements.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Snake_Inro-Madelyn-Bello2-890x695.jpg" class="attachment-lbl-components-md size-lbl-components-md" alt="Gold Asian ancient jewelry with black snake on front" slot="media" decoding="async" /> </lbl-image> <lbl-tags icon='article' slot='byline'><ul><li><a href='https://elements.lbl.gov/all-news/?type=article' aria-label='View all articles of type: Article'>Article</a></li><li><a href='https://elements.lbl.gov/all-news/?topic=12' aria-label='View all articles of type: Culture'>Culture</a></li></ul></lbl-tags> <lbl-button slot="btn" type="inline" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/api-erg-hosts-asian-art-museum-talk-lunar-new-year-year-of-the-snake/" link-target="_blank" text="Read the article" > </lbl-button> </lbl-grid-card> <lbl-grid-card layout="grid" title="Volunteers Needed for Lab Booth at Black Joy Parade " date="February 2, 2025" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/volunteers-needed-for-lab-booth-at-black-joy-parade/" link-target="_self" text="The Lab’s Government & Community Relations Office and the African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) are teaming up to participate in Oakland’s 2025 Black Joy Parade Celebration on Feb. 23. Join your colleagues and volunteer to help set up and run the Lab’s booth. 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You have points that are automatically added to your account each month to give away; keeping them for yourself doesn’t work! Points can be redeemed for non-monetary Lab experiences and badges including naming a goat. So make your colleagues' dream come true with a goat naming certificate and pass out your Bucketlist points. 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Inventors and Developers of the Year for each Area will be announced. Hear from panelists Ken Higa (ETA), Mike Tucker (ETA), and Ting Xu (ESA) about different paths to commercialization of their technologies, through licensing, industry collaborations, and entrepreneurship. Learn about FY24 tech transfer highlights. A reception and refreshments will follow the auditorium event. 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New dates have just been added for tours available for Lab staff. 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Teams raised $138,998, and Berkeley Lab added an additional $10,000, bringing our five-year donation total to over $756,998! Special thanks go to the Biosciences and Operations Directorate team, which beat its 2023 totals by $5,404, raising $58,027. The ongoing generosity of the Lab community is much appreciated by the food banks that support our local community." > <lbl-image slot="media" > <img width="890" height="595" src="https://elements.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Food-bank-challenge-THANK-YOU-890x595.png" class="attachment-lbl-components-md size-lbl-components-md" alt="Illustration of a crowd of people looking at trucks carrying food bank donations. 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