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Ashley Golden promoted to director of ORISE health studies program

Posted at 9:18 am December 30, 2020
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

Ashley Golden

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education promoted Ashley Golden to director of its health studies program, where she previously served as a group manager and biostatistician.

In her new role, Golden will oversee the health studies program, including organizational strategy and implementation along with the day-to-day operations, a press release said. She also will serve as a subject matter expert for epidemiologic investigations, biostatistical analyses, and interdisciplinary projects in the areas of occupational health, radiation exposure and dosimetry, medical surveillance, public health, and survey analyses.

“We are thrilled for Ashley to take on this new role because of her extensive knowledge and experience in health research, especially in biostatistics,” said Jim Vosburg, director of ORISE. “She has proven herself as a natural leader, and we can’t wait to see how she will continue to energize our health studies program.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Ashley Golden, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, ORISE

ORISE launches new app, redesigned website

Posted at 1:00 pm June 23, 2020
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

Part of the ORAU campus in central Oak Ridge is pictured above on May 29, 2017. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education has unveiled its redesigned ORISE website and new ORISE GO app, providing a wide range of resources on the go, a press release said.

The all-new ORISE GO mobile app offers college students, recent graduates, and postdoctoral students a mobile tool to search and apply for hundreds of science, technology, engineering, and math internships, fellowships, and research opportunities at national laboratories and facilities across the United States, the press release said.

The ORISE GO app also provides a platform to remain engaged, connected, and informed during the ORISE experience—from application, to offer, through the appointment, and even as an ORISE alumni, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: fellowships, internships, national laboratories, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORISE, ORISE GO app, ORISE website, research opportunities

ORAU, ORISE permit some work from home

Posted at 12:30 pm March 20, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Part of the ORAU campus in central Oak Ridge is pictured above on May 29, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

ORAU and ORISE—which work for more than 20 different federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—are allowing employees to work from home when possible.

ORAU and ORISE have authorized executives and directors to approve work from home for employees who are able to perform their job responsibilities at home, such as office workers.

Some employees will be required to report to work to continue operations, including in some laboratories, in information technology for computer support, and for security, for example.

ORAU is Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and ORISE is Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.

The work-from-home authorization was implemented this week, and ORAU and ORISE don’t have final numbers of the numbers of employees who are or will be working from home.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Federal, Government, Health, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, ORISE, work from home

Humphries named ORISE group manager for ORNL office

Posted at 10:19 pm January 16, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Leigha Humphries
Leigha Humphries

Leigha Humphries has been named group manager for the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 

In her role, Humphries will provide leadership and development oversight for STEM-based workforce development and education programs averaging up to 2,000 research participants a year and an equal number of mentors, a press release said. (STEM is an acronym referring to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) In addition, Humphries will also represent ORISE at external venues, including professional meetings and site visits with potential and current customers.

“We’re excited for Leigha to take on this role as she possesses extensive management and stakeholder engagement experience within the communications and human resources sectors,” said ORISE Director Jim Vosburg. “Her addition to the ORISE team will further strengthen the management of our research participation programs by helping to ensure continuity between ORNL and ORISE.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Craig Layman, DOE Office of Science, Jim Vosburg, Leigha Humphries, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORISE, ORNL, STEM, U.S. Department of Energy

ORISE to host virtual career fair for STEM internships, fellowships, research opportunities

Posted at 9:15 am November 4, 2019
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education will host a virtual career fair on Wednesday, November 13, from noon to 3 p.m. Eastern time.

During this time, college students and recent graduates seeking STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) research, internship, and fellowship opportunities can interact with U.S. Department of Energy scientists, researchers, recruiters, and staff. They can explore virtual booths representing more than 25 programs in energy-related research, policy, and technology from national laboratories, field offices, and research facilities across the nation, a press release said.

“The ORISE Virtual Career Fair experience is a great opportunity for university-level students and post graduates to investigate research opportunities available at facilities across the DOE complex,” said ORISE Workforce Development Associate Director Craig Layman. “There will be representatives from many DOE program offices, including fusion energy, nuclear security, fossil energy, intelligence and counterintelligence, environmental management, energy efficiency and renewable energy, and more.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Craig Layman, DOE, fellowships, internships, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, ORISE, research, STEM

DOE presents ORISE its 14th Star of Excellence Award

Posted at 1:00 pm October 25, 2019
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

U.S. Department of Energy Director of Office of Worker Safety and Health Assistance and DOE Office of Health and Safety Bradley Davy (right) presents the 14th Star of Excellence Award to ORISE Environment, Safety, and Health representative Mark Berkheimer. (Submitted photo)

 

For the 14th year in a row, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education has met the exceptional health and safety standards set by the U.S. Department of Energy, which recently presented ORISE with the Star of Excellence Award during DOE’s annual Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Association national conference.

The Star of Excellence award represents the highest achievement level held by DOE sites nationwide, a press release said. It is presented to contractors who meet exceptional safety and health standards, such as an injury and illness rate of 75 percent better than the national average of comparable U.S. businesses. The award also recognizes ORISE’s role in actively mentoring other companies to help improve their safety performance. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: DOE, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORISE, Tom Wantland, U.S. Department of Energy, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP

CDC awards $167 million dose reconstruction contract to ORAU

Posted at 2:09 pm August 8, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Part of the ORAU campus in central Oak Ridge is pictured above on May 29, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

ORAU and its partners have received a $167 million multi-year contract for work that includes radiation dose reconstructions for a federal compensation program that involves certain illnesses and work at sites affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy.

ORAU announced the contract in a press release on Wednesday.

ORAU and its partners started work on the original contract in 2002, or 17 years ago. The new contract is for one year with four, one-year options, the press release said.

The contract is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The work will support the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DOE, dose assessment, dose reconstruction, EEOICPA, energy employees, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, MJW Technical Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH, nuclear weapons complex, NV5/Dade Moeller, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, radiation dose reconstruction, U.S. Department of Energy

ORISE employee inducted into UT Educator’s Hall of Honor

Posted at 10:28 pm June 20, 2019
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Craig Layman, right, accepts the Educators Hall of Honor award from Bob Kesling, lead announcer on the Vol Radio Network, who served as Master of Ceremony at the awards banquet. (Submitted photo)

Craig Layman, actively involved in preparing the next generation of STEM professionals for occupations related to science and engineering, was recently inducted into the University of Tennessee Educators Hall of Honor.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Layman, associate director of workforce development for the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, was among six new members added to the Hall of Honor by UT’s College of Education, Health, and Human Services during ceremonies at the Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Park in Knoxville.

The UT Educators Hall of Honor was established to recognize educators who have made profound differences in their students’ lives and the community. The program also generates an endowed scholarship fund to assist students in the process of becoming teachers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Craig Layman, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, ORAU Center for Science Education, ORISE, STEM, University of Tennessee Educators Hall of Honor

ORISE beryllium lab recertified by College of American Pathologists for 6th consecutive time in 10 years

Posted at 8:02 am June 14, 2019
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

Lab increases capacity to meet more demand

The College of American Pathologists, or CAP, has accredited the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Energy beryllium laboratory in Oak Ridge for the sixth time since the laboratory’s first accreditation in 2009.

The laboratory is one of only three labs nationwide that performs the beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test. This test determines if a patient has developed a sensitization to beryllium, which could evolve into chronic beryllium disease. Exposure to the lightweight metal is often encountered by inhaling beryllium dust particulates in an industrial workplace setting.

The biannual CAP accreditation process requires an onsite inspection of all procedures and processes as well as the laboratory’s records, a press release said. During this process, inspectors thoroughly examine staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and its records, and overall management. They follow lab personnel through each stage, from unpacking the blood specimens through the processing of these samples to the final analysis to determine if any of the samples show a sensitization to beryllium, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: accreditation, beryllium lab, beryllium laboratory, beryllium testing lab, College of American Pathologists, Donna Cragle, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORISE

ORAU, Thurgood Marshall College Fund expand STEM opportunities for HBCU students, faculty

Posted at 2:40 pm April 5, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

ORAU and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have joined forces to expand STEM research opportunities for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities. On hand to sign a memorandum of understanding on March 29, 2019, were, left to right, Harry Williams, president of TMCF; Joyce Payne, founder; Andy Page, ORAU president and CEO; Desmond Stubbs, ORAU director of diversity initiatives; and Michael Stubblefield, vice chancellor for research and strategic initiatives at Southern University and A&M College, an ORAU consortium member institution. (Photo by ORAU)

ORAU and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have joined forces to expand STEM research opportunities for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities. On hand to sign a memorandum of understanding on March 29, 2019, were, left to right, Harry Williams, president of TMCF; Joyce Payne, founder; Andy Page, ORAU president and CEO; Desmond Stubbs, ORAU director of diversity initiatives; and Michael Stubblefield, vice chancellor for research and strategic initiatives at Southern University and A&M College, an ORAU consortium member institution. (Photo by ORAU)

 

The nation’s historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving educational institutions are often untapped resources abounding in talent, ingenuity, and expertise, but lacking in the material resources necessary for scientific research, a press release said.

Tapping into those resources is a big part of the reason ORAU and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund officially began a working relationship with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Oak Ridge on Friday, March 29, the press release said.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the nation’s largest organization exclusively supporting all 47 public historically black colleges and universities.

ORAU is a national leader in connecting the best and most diverse students, recent graduates, faculty members, and professionals with meaningful mentored research experiences at national labs and other federal research facilities around the country, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Andy Page, Harry L. Williams, historically black colleges and universities, N. Joyce Payne, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, TMCF, U.S. Department of Energy

Oak Ridge High School wins Department of Energy Tennessee Science Bowl

Posted at 8:44 pm March 8, 2019
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Winning first place in the 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl is Oak Ridge High School, pictured left to right with their trophy, David Joy, Henry Shen, George Wang, Steven Qu, and Melody Guo. Their coach is Sharon Thomas. (Submitted photo)

Winning first place in the 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl is Oak Ridge High School, pictured left to right with their trophy, David Joy, Henry Shen, George Wang, Steven Qu, and Melody Guo. Their coach is Sharon Thomas. (Submitted photo)

 

Team heads to National Science Bowl after third straight state win

After months of training, studying, and improving their competition skills, 55 high school teams from across the state of Tennessee gathered recently to test their knowledge in broad science disciplines including chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and energy.

Oak Ridge High School placed first in the annual competition and received an all-expenses-paid trip to the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., held April 25-29, as well as a $1,000 cash prize and a first-place trophy.

The Tennessee Science Bowl is the nation’s third-largest regional competition, a press release said. Held at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, the regional bowl prepares students to compete nationally with other exceptional students from schools across the country. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, David Joy, George Wang, Henry Shen, Melody Guo, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Office of Science, ORAU, Pellissippi State Community College, Sharon Thomas, Steven Qu, Tennessee Science Bowl, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl

Virtual career fair for ORNL on Feb. 20

Posted at 2:34 pm February 15, 2019
By Amy Schwinge Leave a Comment

Submitted

Discover the variety of internships and research participation programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by participating in the Laboratory Internship Virtual Event, or LIVE, career fair on Wednesday, February 20, from noon to 3 p.m.

During the LIVE virtual career fair, participants will connect with ORNL recruiters and staff, talk to ORNL’s staff scientists about their research and how they are solving some of the world’s most compelling challenges, and learn more about the different directorates that make up ORNL, the largest U.S. Department of Energy open science laboratory, a press release said.

Register now or learn more about this LIVE virtual career fair: https://orau.6connex.com/event/LIVE/ORNL19Q1/login. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: career fair, DOE, Laboratory Internship Virtual Event, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, ORISE, ORNL

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