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Podcast
Getting paid to do what you love: A conversation with Sanchita Pal, Ph.D., NASA NPP Fellow
Sanchita Pal, Ph.D., is a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow studying solar storms at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. In this episode of Further Together, Pal discusses the planetary impact of solar storms. “Earth has a magnetosphere, so…
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News
ORAU 2025 Pollard Scholarship recipients announced
ORAU awarded five William G. Pollard Scholarships of $2,500 each toward undergraduate studies for the 2025-26 academic year. The recipients of this year’s scholarships include Courtney Collins, Brandon Dake, Caroline Ferguson, Kira Palau and Laura Scott.
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Blog Post
Empowering Appalachia through STEM
Every summer, ORAU partners with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to host the Appalachian STEM Academy—an enriching, all-expenses paid residential STEM learning experience designed for students and teachers from the Appalachian region.
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Feature Story
“Climbing the second mountain”: Jim Sears' journey from Air Force general to ORAU visionary
Jim Sears, senior vice president at ORAU, has spent the past year blending decades of military leadership with a new chapter in public service. With 33 years in the U.S. Air Force and a lifetime commitment to education, service and innovation, Sears…
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Podcast
Committed to the people and the mission: A conversation with Jim Sears, ORAU senior vice president
When Jim Sears retired from the U.S. Air Force after 33 years of service, friends and mentors told him he would miss two things: the people and the mission. Since joining ORAU as senior vice president a year ago, Sears says those are the things that…