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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.
In this section, you can browse current and archived news features, listen to podcasts that spotlight everything ORISE, learn about research being conducted by ORISE research participants, read about staff accomplishments and how they are making a diference at ORISE, and connect with our social media channels.
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.
Beth Ellinport is an ORISE research program participant at the US Army Corps of Engineer's Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory, where her research helps drive data-driven decision-making under uncertainty. We…
Josh Cunningham, Ph.D., a former intern at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is now chief operating officer for the Quantum Science Center, headquartered at ORNL.
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.
During the National Academies Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies March 30-31, 2026, REAC/TS Associate Director Dr. Mark Ervin presented an innovative solution for improving clinical outcomes following radiation mass casualties.
Bryan Maner, associate manager in ORISE STEM Workforce Development, was recognized by Lincoln Memorial University as one of its 40 Under 40 honorees for 2026.
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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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Social Media
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.
Thank you for connecting with ORISE on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Please take a moment to read our social media commenting policy, as outlined below:
ORISE reserves the right to delete or mark as spam comments and posts on its social media pages containing any of the following:
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.