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Blog Post
4 household items at ORAU’s Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity that contain uranium
Learn fun facts about some of the items at ORAU’s Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity that contain uranium, including a set of dentures.
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Podcast
A polar vortex, Antarctica and a balloon-borne telescope: A conversation with Ali Alqaraghuli, NASA NPP Fellow
Ali Alqaraghuli, Ph.D., was just about to start his NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship when he was interviewed by Further Together host Michael Holtz. Alqaraghuli's research focuses on the ASTHROS balloon-born telescope. The focus of ASTHROS is to place…
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News
2025 Extreme Classroom Makeover applications now open; one local teacher will win $25K for new classroom tech
ORAU’s $25,000 annual Extreme Classroom Makeover is back, and the grand prize is ready to be awarded to one East Tennessee teacher for updating his or her classroom with the latest technology. Applications are due by Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
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Blog Post
Beauty from ashes: how Amparo Atencio’s volunteer spirit was reborn
Longtime ORAU employee hopes to inspire coworkers to volunteer as serving others has sparked passion and purpose in her life.
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Podcast
Under Pressure: An epidemic of loneliness, a parental/caregiver stress crisis, contributing factors and how ORAU is helping
The U.S. Surgeon General says Americans are confronting an epidemic of loneliness. About half of U.S. adults report experiencing loneliness, and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Loneliness has physical health consequences, and impacts work…
