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REAC/TS Symposium to feature experts in the field of radiation emergency medicine
The Sixth REAC/TS International Symposium: The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness is November 3-5, 2026 and will feature radiation medical management staff from REAC/TS, as well as experts from across the United States and internationally, who will present on topics including current and emerging nuclear risks, innovations in management of radiation injuries/illnesses, and the Nuclear Renaissance.
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The epidemiological study of one million persons
Health effects from radiation exposure in former uranium production workers at Mallinckrodt were examined as part of the Million Person Study. In addition to data access and management, ORISE provided historical insight of DOE operations, as well as subject matter expertise in occupational epidemiology, radiation dose assessment, and biostatistical modeling.
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The power of collaboration in STEM research and careers
STEM is built on collaboration. For undergraduate students, graduate researchers, and postdoctoral scientists alike, collaboration is an essential skill that can strengthen both research outcomes and career growth.
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Accelerating the implementation of energy technologies
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.
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A mentor can make or break a student's time: A conversation with Lindsey Perkin, Ph.D., USDA ARS scientist
We celebrate mentorship in this episode of the ORISE Featurecast in a conversation with Lindsey Perkin, Ph.D, research molecular biologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Perkins’ unit focuses on insect pests of cotton and other row crops. She says mentors can make or break a student's experience in a lab or other opportunity. It’s important to guide people in the right way, to give them that good experience. If they have a bad experience, that might completely change the trajectory of what they plan to do in their career and they could leave science altogether.
