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Samantha’s work, which she presented at the SACNAS conference last month, is an example of the type of opportunities interns have at the Berkeley Lab to problem-solve in innovative ways." > <lbl-image slot="media" > <img width="890" height="740" src="https://elements.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Image_20241101_104458_830-890x740.jpeg" class="attachment-lbl-components-md size-lbl-components-md" alt="" 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></ul></lbl-tags> <lbl-button slot="btn" type="inline" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/intern-uses-machine-learning-to-solve-photo-archive-issue/" link-target="_blank" text="Read the article" > </lbl-button> </lbl-grid-card> <lbl-grid-card layout="grid" title="Lab Staffer Recognized for Commitment to Sustainable Acquisitions" date="November 22, 2024" link-url="https://elements.lbl.gov/news/lab-staffer-recognized-for-commitment-to-sustainable-acquisitions/" link-target="_self" text="The Lab’s Procurement Lead Policy Analyst Laurie Snyder received the BioPreferred® Program Excellence in Procurement award from the Department of Agriculture for revitalizing the Lab’s Sustainable Acquisition Program. 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