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Podcast
ORAU ‘has benefited all of us:’ A conversation with Lee Riedinger, nuclear physicist, author, community leader
Lee Riedinger, Ph.D., knows the history of Oak Ridge and its connections to the University of Tennessee like he knows the back of his hand. His book, “Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic…
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News
Enrichment Federal Credit Union supports Anderson County children with donation to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, administered by ORAU
Enrichment Federal Credit Union brightened the holidays for Anderson County children with a donation toward Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The donation was accepted by representatives of ORAU, which sponsors and administers the program in…
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Blog Post
What’s going on with men facing cancer?
While there has been a lot of research on the benefits of peer-to-peer support for women facing cancer, that has not been the case with men. ORAU stepped into this research gap and funded a one-year pilot study looking at peer support intervention…
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ORAU Annual Giving Campaign raises $91,479 in 2025
ORAU raised $91,479 in pledges and donations as part of its internal annual giving campaign that benefits the United Way and Community Shares nonprofit organizations. ORAU has raised more than $1 million during the past 10 years through this campaign.
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Podcast
Harnessing plant biology for deep space exploration: Luke Fountain, Ph.D., NASA NPP Fellow, returns to the podcast
Luke Fountain, Ph.D., who is in the third year of his NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship, makes a return to Further Together because of a recently published paper he co-authored on plant biology and space exploration. His research focus is figuring out…
