ORAU News

ORISE Receives DOE Silver Award for GreenBuy program

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education was recognized recently as a silver-level recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s GreenBuy award for fiscal year 2020. The GreenBuy Award Program recognizes DOE sites for achieving stringent sustainable acquisition goals which extend beyond the government’s “green” minimum compliance requirements.
By |March 2nd, 2021||0 Comments|
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ORAU Awarded NSF Grant to Study Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Arctic

The National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs has awarded ORAU a collaborative research grant to study local and regional methane and carbon dioxide isotopic fluxes in the Arctic.
By |February 8th, 2021||0 Comments|
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ORISE Report Shows Overall Number of Nuclear Engineering Degrees Increases to Highest Level Since 2016

Source: ORISE | Release | February 2, 2021

Higher numbers primarily driven by rise in number of nuclear engineering masters’ degrees

The number of nuclear engineering degrees awarded in 2019 were at the highest level since 2016, driven primarily by a significant increase in the number of masters’ degrees awarded. Additionally, the number of doctorate degrees […]

By |February 4th, 2021||0 Comments|
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ORNL’s PlanetSense: Stepping in when Disaster Strikes

As Hurricane Dorian raged through the Bahamas, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory worked around the clock to aid recovery efforts for one of the Caribbean’s worst storms ever.
By |January 13th, 2021||0 Comments|
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Ashley Golden Promoted to Director of ORAU’s Health Studies Program

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education promoted Ashley Golden, Ph.D., to director of its health studies program, where she previously served as a group manager and biostatistician.\ In her new role, Golden will oversee the health studies program, including organizational strategy and implementation along with the day-to-day operations.
By |January 4th, 2021||0 Comments|
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