News Stories
Read news stories about ORAU employees and our expertise from current and past years.
2025
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Ashley Stowe, Ph.D., MBA, named ORAU Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer
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Epidemic of loneliness: ORAU experts address mental health, addiction drivers with the power of connection
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Claxton Elementary School teacher wins two categories in ORAU’s Extreme Classroom Makeover competition for a total of $7,500
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Reenergizing the nuclear energy renaissance
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ORAU elects new board members, welcomes new institutions to university consortium
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Halls High School science lab to receive $25,000 makeover in ORAU’s 2025 Extreme Classroom Makeover competition
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ORAU offers $30,000 to East Tennessee teachers for STEM learning
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ORAU wins Large Business of the Year at Chamber awards gala, and Archie Smart selected as Volunteer of the Year
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ORAU, leading nuclear industry organizations develop Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap to address workforce challenges, education gaps
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ORAU Annual Giving Campaign exceeds $100,000 goal
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ORAU to establish training center for NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem
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2025 Extreme Classroom Makeover applications now open; one local teacher will win $25K for new classroom tech
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ORAU $25,000 Extreme Classroom Makeover winner reveals upgrades as new state standards emphasize computer science
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Farming for answers: ODRD study uncovers how small family farms are affected by emergency weather patterns
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ORAU awards more than $33,000 in education grants to nine East Tennessee teachers
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Jim Sears joins ORAU as senior vice president
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ORAU to host Lights of Hope Across America to honor, remember those who have battled cancer
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Taking care of those who take care of us: ORAU supports first responders with safety, communications, and public health research
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Delivering value to ORAU university consortium members
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ORAU has been involved in the fight against cancer in various ways for more than 70 years
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Giving Appalachia a chance: summer STEM academy offers exclusive opportunity to students of Appalachian region
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Mattson has a passion for helping people and sharing their lived experiences
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ORAU-Directed Research and Development program: Advancing scientific knowledge with ORAU university partners
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ORAU joins forces with Florida universities in effort to boost space manufacturing
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ORAU 2024 Pollard Scholarship recipients announced
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ORAU announces Jenni Hoff as new acting director for NIOSH project along with Chris Tornes as acting deputy director
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Taking teaching outdoors: Expanding lesson plans far beyond the classroom walls
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Counting on fun: Math & Movement mini-academy integrates play with learning
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Creating something tangible: 3D Printing & Design workshop helps teachers bring new skills to the classroom
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ORAU awards 35 research grants totaling $175,000 to junior faculty at its member universities
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Teachers become the students and learn that ‘low-stakes mistakes’ encourage perseverance
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Scott Miller appointed vice chair of AGU Honors and Recognition Committee
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ORAU employees collect over 14,000 pounds of recyclables, donations
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ORAU team participates in White House event launching STEMM Equity national strategy
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NASA Postdoctoral Program seeks early career and senior scientists for prestigious fellowships at its locations across the U.S.
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Calling all emergency managers and preparedness practitioners!
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After fire destroys STEM lab, school gets second chance with help from ORAU’s 2024 Extreme Classroom Makeover competition
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Eighth grade computer science teacher wins $25,000 grand prize in ORAU’s 2024 Extreme Classroom Makeover competition
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ORAU welcomes new board members, six new university consortium members
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ORAU Story, 2023, spotlights ORAU’s past, present and future impact on the nation and the world
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ORAU announces $30,000 Education Grants program for 2024
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ORAU Annual Giving Campaign exceeds $100,000 goal
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Phil Andrews receives ETEC’s prestigious Muddy Boot Award
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ORAU launches STEM Accelerator to address challenges in STEM education, training, research and innovation
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ORAU to host school supplies giveaway for public school educators on Saturday, Dec. 9
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ORAU’s Wanda Gamble appears on NIH podcast focused on teaming with HBCUs and MSIs
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Extreme Classroom Makeover 2024 application deadline extended
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ORAU Diversity Council presents Veterans Appreciation Day on Tuesday, Nov. 14
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Making an impact on cancer, personally and professionally
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Bursey named Chair of Oak Ridge Sitewide Institutional Review Board
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Michael Holtz has remained driven through all of life’s challenges
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ORAU STEM Accelerator cohosts conference exploring refugee resettlement and STEM education
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2023 ORAU Extreme Classroom Makeover winning teacher hosts open house to showcase new tech
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‘3D-printed’ human tissue may hold answers to health impacts of diagnostic low-dose radiation exposures
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Olivia Blackmon uses “calculated risktaker” approach to life’s endeavors
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Appalachian students and teachers ‘really into research’ have many learning opportunities at summer STEM Academy
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Brandon Criswell named ORAU corporate secretary
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ORAU joins forces with Ecological Society of America to expand STEM opportunities for HBCU students, faculty
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ORAU’s Brenda Blunt as a Swiss Army knife for ORAU’s Health Policy Division
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Interns spend summer 'learning everything that there possibly is to learn' from ORAU and ORISE subject matter experts
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Four walls to no walls: How teachers are expanding their classrooms
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All work, all play: How Math & Movement promotes education with recreation
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ORAU collects nearly five tons of recyclables during the annual Earth Day event
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ORAU 2023 Pollard Scholarship recipients announced
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ORAU awards 35 research grants totaling $175,000 to junior faculty at its member universities
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Special issue of American Chemical Society journal focuses on research at HBCUs; ORAU’s Desmond Stubbs serves as a guest editor
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ORAU offers free teacher professional development courses throughout June
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ORAU employees donate more than 300 pounds of toys and household items to Holiday Bureau
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New ORAU website streamlines design, focuses on core capabilities
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Building partnerships for research success
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Students pay it forward by helping their teachers win Extreme Classroom Makeover prizes
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Ken Tarcza, Ph.D., joins ORAU as chief of staff
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ORAU welcomes new board members, two new university consortium members
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ORAU announces $30,000 Education Grants program for 2023
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Achieving health equity one step at a time
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Blackmon joins ORAU as senior research advisor
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ORAU awarded three-year, $15M Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services INSPIRE technical assistance services contract
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ORAU achieves ISO 14001:2015 recertification for commitment to protecting the environment
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ORAU Annual Giving Campaign exceeds $100,000 goal
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ORAU’s Ken Tobin selected as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
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ORAU Diversity Council celebrates 30th birthday
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Extreme Classroom Makeover 2023 applications now open
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ORAU Team Dose Reconstruction Project for NIOSH donates $9,000 to combat food insecurity
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UNISOR team marks 50th anniversary of first experiment
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Building relationships with candidates is key to successful recruiting, hiring
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ORAU researchers publish study on communicating effectively to prevent infectious diseases among people experiencing homelessness
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NASA Postdoctoral Program fellow’s research could yield insights into early life on Mars
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Jennifer Hoff named deputy project manager of the ORAU Team Dose Reconstruction Project for NIOSH
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ORAU awards $21,000 in education grants to nine East Tennessee teachers
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ORAU wins EPEAT Purchaser Award for environmentally friendly purchasing practices
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ORAU launches new Pathfinder app spotlighting hundreds of STEM internships, fellowships, and research opportunities
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ORAU 2022 Pollard Scholarship recipients announced
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ORAU awards 36 research grants totaling $180,000 to junior faculty at its member universities
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Employees collect nearly five tons of recyclables during annual Earth Day event
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NASA Postdoctoral Program seeks early career and senior scientists for prestigious fellowships at its locations across the United States
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Rick Farnsworth joins ORAU as senior research advisor
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Peer Review teams successfully manage over 700 virtual reviews
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The power of the patient voice in scientific peer review
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ORAU names Taylor Vaughan capture manager
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ORAU awards $25,000 to Stacey Whaley at Northview Primary STEM School in annual Extreme Classroom Makeover competition
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ORAU names Brandon Criswell associate general counsel
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ORAU welcomes new board members and university consortium members
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Powe Award recipient explores the use of digital tools to help address autism in rural areas
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Scott Miller blends postdoctoral research and NASA leadership experience to enable the next generation
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ORAU re-launches Education Grants program for 2022
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ORAU Diversity Council presents Scarboro 85 program featuring John Spratling