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.
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.
Black soldier fly larvae could play a major role in addressing challenges from waste management and sustainable agriculture to human health and future space exploration. Research into this unassuming insect demonstrates its versatility.
ORAU convened its first-ever Rural Health Research Innovation Cluster Workshop on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, and brought ORAU University Consortium representatives together to discuss health-related challenges facing rural communities.
Learn how the ORAU Medical Division advanced cancer research, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine from 1950 – 1974.
Explore the legacy of Dr. Gould Andrews, the pioneering ORAU physician whose groundbreaking nuclear medicine research and compassionate care helped him shape the Atomic Age.