Since 1946, one thing has been our focus—our customers’ missions. Ensuring their success has been our goal.
Advancing their vision has been our passion. Helping them make an impact has been our inspiration. For more than 70 years, ORAU has been committed to this one thing. Today, that commitment is stronger than ever.
Whether ORAU is furthering the missions of our customers through collaboration and innovation or enabling our specialized experts to positively impact and contribute to the industries we serve, ORAU and its employees embody the essence of going Further. Together.
Emergency Preparedness
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Aid to veterans after disasters: Software solution streamlines VA medical center volunteers
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Can smartphones serve as tools to measure potential radiation exposures?
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Community preparedness: Best practices for emergency and disaster response
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Supporting CDC in development of population monitoring guide
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Assisting the CDC as it improves national health security preparedness efforts
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Aiding the VHA in response to local emergencies and national disasters through PIMS web-based application
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Partnering with Meals on Wheels for medical countermeasures readiness
Environmental Assessments & Health Physics
Health Communication
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Working with CDC’s School Health Branch to plan social media hashtag campaign
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Training local organizations to more effectively use social media to communicate about opioid misuse and abuse
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Slowing, reversing the decline in U.S. life expectancy
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Is social media helping or hindering vaccination rates?
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Improving adult vaccine communication, education with virtual reality
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Developing triage tools to help mitigate medical surge during an influenza pandemic
K-12 STEM Education
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ORAU, Appalachian Regional Commission and Oak Ridge National Laboratory celebrate 30 years of STEM
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Teacher nearly gave up STEM program before winning Extreme Classroom Makeover
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STEM Camp teaches elementary school students to solve problems with ‘unplugged’ tools
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From nothing to something: ORAU 2019 Extreme Classroom Makeover winner brings STEM lab to rural Blount County school
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Extreme Classroom Makeover: 10 years of technology with a timeless impact
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STEM Stories: Inviting scientists to inspire young minds with stories about why they chose careers in science
Peer Review
People
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Jim Malone: Shaping the progress of science - Data sharing in the Persian Gulf
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Karen Carera: Leading research in communication
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Edward Dumas: Understanding the eclipse
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Erika Bailey: Climbing the industry ladder in independent verification
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Jeff Miller: Leading organizational change in safety and security culture
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ORAU’s Abelquist reflects on his year as HPS president
Research & University Partnerships
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Where are they now? Powe Award winner Laurent Bellaiche
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Can a machine accurately predict whether a social media user is gullible to “fake news?”
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Perspective: Radiation Protection Research Needs Workshop focused on development of national agenda
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Powe Award winner researches efficient drug delivery using nanomedicine
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Technology will reduce global carbon footprint; public policy, financial support required
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Can analyzing data differently help predict and avoid collisions in the aviation industry?
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Seeking to improve accuracy of radiation dose calculations
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Researching field-deployable detection tools for radiation medical accidents
STEM Workforce Development
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The hunt for purple squirrels: Recruiter excels at finding the impossible
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Giving back to the community is in ORAU’s DNA
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Women in STEM Video Series
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ORAU and Thurgood Marshall College Fund join forces to expand STEM opportunities for HBCU students and faculty
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Building on-ramps to a STEM-capable U.S. workforce
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Researching workforce trends in the health physics profession
Worker Health
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NIOSH Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program: Assessing radiation exposures for energy workers
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Evaluating the impact of the 1999 DOE beryllium rule on the incidence of beryllium sensitization
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30,000 nuclear workers surveyed on safety cultures in their workplaces
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Bridging the gap to Total Exposure Health
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Importance of burn pit registries to understanding exposure/disease relationships
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Validating optimal statistical approach for assessing worker health risks from titanium dioxide exposures
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Capturing more than a half century of radiation data on one million workers
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Managing nationwide health screening program for former energy workers