Could immersive virtual reality provide a path to increased flu vaccination rates?
Imagine you are in a restaurant enjoying a quiet dinner with friends when someone sneezes, spreading the influenza virus to the people around him. That’s the beginning of an immersive virtual reality simulation that shows how flu spreads and impacts the health of other people. Researchers at ORAU and the University of Georgia hope such simulations will encourage more people to get a flu vaccine.
Research partnerships advance national priorities in education, health and STEM
Our experts focus their research on our core capabilities and continue to deliver on our mission to strengthen research collaborations with our consortium member universities. These collaborations have led to exciting research projects that are offering solutions to some of our nation's most pressing issues.
At ORAU, quality is one of our greatest priorities
Central to ORAU’s commitment to ensuring the highest level of product and service quality is the pursuit of continuous improvement of work processes, products, and services, and employee engagement in exploring and suggesting improvements. Our commitment to quality is supported by a quality management system (QMS) that complies with the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
For more than 70 years, we have helped our customers advance their mission by providing science, health and workforce solutions. Through our specialized teams of experts and a consortium of more than 120 universities, we connect the right people and resources to help our customers solve our nation’s most challenging issues.
Apply now for the 2020 Extreme Classroom Makeover contest!
ORAU’s Extreme Classroom Makeover helps improve science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in public schools across East Tennessee by giving one winning teacher $25,000 in new technology. See if you qualify and apply now! Application closes on February 7, 2020.
Burr selected to Knox.biz 40 Under 40 class of 2019
Congratulations to Erin Burr, section manager of assessment and evaluation, who was recently named to the Knox.biz 40 Under 40 class of 2019. Burr first joined ORAU as a postdoctoral researcher, and now leads a team of seven researchers that evaluates STEM education and workforce development programs for U.S. government agencies, private and non-profit organizations, and universities that target K-12 students and teachers; university students and faculty; and Ph.D.-level researchers.
Peer Review Practice: A resource library for professionals involved in peer review
Over the course of more than 30 years of planning, organizing and executing peer reviews, merit reviews and similar kinds of scholarly reviews, ORAU's team of peer review professionals have developed a deep understanding of the many facets of the peer review process. Through Peer Review Practice, we are putting the best of the lessons learned and insights on peer review into a collection of resources intended to help other peer review professionals benefit from our experience.
Perspective: Ending the stigma of addiction through the power of words
ORAU researchers are helping journalists and other media members understand how the power of words can help reduce the stigma of opioid use disorder, which is caused by underlying (and usually incorrect) beliefs about addiction and recovery.
Helping Paws Animal Network is a non-profit organization that supports area animal rescue organizations pay vet bills, meet food needs, get shelter and more for animal found in dire situations. This week, HPAN will celebrate raising more than a quarter million dollars and helping well over 1,000 animals throughout the region. in this episode, we talk to Amy Starkey, a founding board member and treasurer of HPAN, and Lisa Hill, owner of Senior Dog Lodge and Animal Rescue, which is located in Sunbright, Tennessee. Senior Dog Lodge is one of the many rescue groups in Anderson and surrounding counties that HPAN has assisted over the years. This is a doggone good episode!
The Further Together episode guide will allow you to listen to each edition on Blubrry.com. You can also find Further Together on the Apple Podcasts app for iOS devices, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and Stitcher.
ORAU provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance science education and workforce development and protect health and the environment. We connect the right people and resources to get things done, and we put the full power of our organization behind every project—both large and small.
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Apply now for the 2020 Extreme Classroom Makeover contest!
ORAU’s Extreme Classroom Makeover helps improve science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in public schools across East Tennessee by giving one winning teacher $25,000 in new technology. See if you qualify and apply now! Application period closes on February 7, 2020.
The Events Sponsorship Program provides up to $4,000 to support events that involve participants from more than one ORAU institution. Typical events might include visits to an ORAU institution by a renowned speaker, conferences or workshops with a focused theme, or a technology transfer/business plan competition.
75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions
ORAU’s 75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions will be held March 9-11, 2020 and is focused on “Smart Cities and Communities.” The meeting will provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss key technology, economic and policy challenges and opportunities. Experts and leaders from academia, federal agencies, and national organizations will share their views on critical infrastructure systems and resiliency, as well as transitioning innovative research to practice.
Phase 2 projects are defined as innovative research projects that enhance ORAU’s core scientific and technical competencies in partnership with a member university. The project should be achievable in 3 to 6 months, but no longer than 1 year, and is designed to produce "proof-of-concept"-type results leading to a white paper, conference presentation, and/or a technical publication with a clear proposal concept and identification of target funding sources.
