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Featured Stories
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Featurecast Episode
Episode 49: Technology’s critical role in the classroom: A conversation with Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows
From assisting students with learning, helping teachers stay organized, and keeping classrooms secure, technology plays a crucial role in classrooms. In this conversation, hosts Michael Holtz and Zachary Minchow-Proffit talk to Charles…
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Research Spotlight
ORISE fellow alum recounts her life-changing opportunity with the USDA-ARS
Indrani Kakati Baruah, Ph.D., is an alumni ORISE fellow with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) who researched various fungal pathogens that were responsible for various devastating diseases on cacao trees, commonly known as the chocolate plant.
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Research Spotlight
ORISE fellow at U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense shares her journey to success
Zoe Vaughn, Ph.D., is an ORISE fellow with The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) researching organophosphate (OP) nerve agents to find a reactivation of the acetylcholinesterase that could help farmers, average Americans and the military.
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Featurecast Episode
Episode 48: Roundtable conversation with the winners of the 2024 ORISE Ignite Off! competition
The ORISE Ignite Off! competition showcases the talents of interns from participating federal agencies and offices as they share their research through Ignite Talks. Each competitor has five minutes to present their project, using 20…
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Feature Story
ORISE announces winners of its 2024 Future of Science Awards
ORISE announced the winners of its 2024 Future of Science Awards. These prestigious awards recognize excellence performed by ORISE program participants in the areas of scientific achievement, professional growth, project contributions and leadership in four categories: undergraduate student and post-baccalaureate, graduate student and post-master’s, postdoctoral, and mentor.
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Staff Feature
Sherry Painter is dedicated to getting students excited about science
Sherry Painter brings a passion for outreach and engagement to her role as education project manager in STEM workforce development at ORISE. Her previous experience as a science community volunteer and chemistry professor/administrator also meshes well with her recruitment and project manager roles at ORISE.
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Feature Story
Bringing it all together: Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship alumni discuss their experiences and developing the five-year strategy for STEM education
Three alumni of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program discuss their time in the Fellowship on a recent episode of the ORISE Featurecast. John Galisky, Chris Wright and Kelly McCarthy participated in the development of the five-year strategy for STEM education, an effort to strengthen the government’s commitment in the STEM education ecosystem.
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Feature Story
Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Lab hosts delegation from Japan
ORISE’s REAC/TS recently hosted a delegation from the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority. The Japanese delegation spent a full day at ORNL before coming to the REAC/TS Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory, where they were given a briefing by Dr. Carol Iddins and Dr. Adayabalam Balajee on the role of REAC/TS and the CBL, respectively.
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