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Looking for the latest news about the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education? Learn what ORISE is doing to help support the U.S. Department of Energy's mission to advance science and energy literacy, from workforce development and scientific peer review to environmental assessments, health studies, and radiation emergency assistance and training. Discover how ORISE is working with DOE and other federal agencies, academe, and beyond to bring leadership to critical needs in science and education.
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Through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Innovator Fellowship, Laura A. Ward, Ph.D., is helping advance the District of Columbia's strategy to achieve 15% locally generated solar energy by 2041 while supporting one of the nation's most ambitious grid modernization initiatives.
James Dewar, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, uses Large Language Models (LLMs, a type of generative artificial intelligence) in his research. In a recent article published at nature.com, Dewar writes…
Nearly 800 leaders from government, research institutions, industry, and academia gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 2026 Genesis Mission Summit, where ORISE provided critical operational support for one of the nation’s most ambitious scientific initiatives.
Innara Basria explored methods to ensure viral safety in the manufacturing of modern medicines through an ORISE-administered fellowship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Hampton Kennedy was between jobs when he came across an opportunity for the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Participation Program Fellowship. The fellowship blended history – Hampton is a history…
The ORISE Worker Health Knowledge Network brings together decades of expertise and terabytes of data from across the U.S. Department of Energy complex into one trusted resource. Whether the question involves beryllium exposure, radiation monitoring, occupational health trends, emerging hazards, or human subjects protection, the network connects users to reliable answers quickly and efficiently.
On May 4, 2026, students from Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, Calif., won the high school competition for the 2026 DOE National Science Bowl® (NSB). In the middle school competition, students from William Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Mass., took home first place.
A recent article in Science, titled “Resolving the Radiation Risk Debate,” examines renewed national attention on the “linear no-threshold” (LNT) model, which assumes that any amount of radiation exposure, no matter how small, carries some risk.
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The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asset that is dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system by providing world class expertise in STEM workforce development, scientific and technical reviews, and the evaluation of radiation exposure and environmental contamination.
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The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is available on several social networks to help you stay connected. Whether you’re interested in STEM education, peer review, health studies, or environmental assessments, you can follow ORISE as we support the U.S. Department of Energy’s objective to create scientific and innovative solutions to meet the nation’s energy and environmental challenges.
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All comments posted to ORISE social media sites are solely the responsibility of the commenter and do not reflect views or opinions of ORISE. User comments are not edited for accuracy.