Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Ken Tarcza, Ph.D., joins ORAU as chief of staff
After an impressive military and federal career, Ken Tarcza, Ph.D., has joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities as chief of staff. Tarcza most recently served as manager for the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office and Office of Science Integrated Support Center/Consolidated Service Center in 2016, where he and his organization helped enable more than $10 billion of annual program activity across the Office of Science and the Department.
ORAU Story spotlights organization's 2022 accomplishments
ORAU is proud to announce the release of ORAU Story, 2022, our annual report. This year's report spotlights our thriving research enterprise and how the ORAU Research and University Partnerships Office continues to position the organization to be even better equipped to conduct research independently and for our federal agency customers and industry partners in the years ahead.
The publication also celebrates major contract wins, the first full year of managing the NASA Postdoctoral Program, the 30th birthday of the ORAU Diversity Council, and reasserts the organization’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in all aspects of our business.
Features on the good work of our employees, how ORAU gives back to the communities in which we do business, and how we continue to work in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are also included in this year’s publication.
ORAU welcomes new board and university consortium members
ORAU announced the election of new members to its board and to the joint board/nominating committee and welcomed two new institutions to its current 153-member University Consortium. The announcement was made during the ORAU Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Research Community Forum is coming to downtown Knoxville March 29-30, 2023
Institutional Review Board (IRB) members and administrators, clinical investigators, research support staff and sponsors, and members of the clinical research community will learn about current issues regarding the protection of human subjects. The forum is presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Human Research Protections, East Tennessee State University, ORAU, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Mastering the art of recruiting for the EPA National Student Services Contract
ORAU hires and manages contractors on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the National Student Services Contract. Contractors work in the EPA's Office of Research and Development for up to five years and then often become full-time regular employees of the agency. Further Together host Michael Holtz talks to Karen Cleveland and Geri Philpott, who manage the EPA NSSC for ORAU. They talk about the importance of this program to the EPA, the types of work participants are engaged in for the agency, and how they and their team have mastered the art of the recruiting to fill open positions. To learn more about the EPA NSSC or to apply for open opportunities, visit https://www.orau.org/epa/
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ORAU provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance science education and workforce development and protect health and the environment. We connect the right people and resources to get things done, and we put the full power of our organization behind every project—both large and small.