ORAU: Then & Now
ORAU: Then & Now is an excellent resource to explore how our people, programs, and partnerships are driving meaningful impact, serving our nation, and enhancing global competitiveness in areas such as STEM education, workforce solutions, exposure science, health education, disaster preparedness, forensic science, and more.
Discover our rich history, which traces back to the Manhattan Project during World War II, and learn how we continue to address critical national needs in science, health, and education.
Discover how ORAU’s Professional Training Programs (PTP) has helped advance nuclear science education and radiation safety in the U.S. since 1946.
ORAU released the East Tennessee Nuclear Workforce Demand Assessment on October 8, 2026. The assessment demonstrates that demand for some categories of nuclear workers outpaces existing training pipelines.
ORAU is expanding its consortium to include community colleges, including Roane State Community College, marking an important step toward broadening how we think about workforce development and innovation in the United States.
EM360 is a comprehensive emergency preparedness platform designed to help organizations manage the full cycle of preparedness activities in one place.
Ashley Stowe, ORAU Chief Growth and Partnerships Officer, participated in the inaugural Porter Development Initiative Fellows Academy in June, where senior leaders from across Tennessee came together to develop regional Competitiveness Action Plans.
As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries across the globe, its growing convergence with biotechnology is opening the door to both groundbreaking medical advances and complex new risks. Greg Nichols, has spent years examining those challenges through the lenses of public health, national defense and emerging technology policy.
Building trust, creating change: How one researcher is bringing underserved communities to the table
Youssef Roman, PharmD, Ph.D., received an ORAU Innovation Partnerships Grant to create the Community Advocacy and Research Empowerment (CARE) Coalition in Idaho. The coalition brings organizations together with the mission of involving rural, underserved and minority communities in research to ensure their voices are included.