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In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, ORAU is collaborating with four Florida universities to establish the Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space or C-STARS. ORAU will collaborate with the University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Florida Institute of Technology in developing the multisite center. Click the link below to learn more 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/3WCKmhs #FurtherTogether

Happy National Intern Day! Today we would like to celebrate and thank all the interns for the amazing work they do. After all, the interns of today are the leaders of tomorrow! #FurtherTogether

📰 NEW BLOG: ORAU’s consortium—What’s that? “Universities” is in our name, so how well do you understand our university partnerships? What do you know about our consortium of more than 150 universities and institutions? Learn our consortium’s history and where we’re headed with this unique collaboration 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/3LABCCr #FurtherTogether

Project Mayday, another harm reduction organization assisted by ORAU communication experts and funded by NACCHO, will present a NACCHO360 poster immediately following ORAU’s session. Learn how storytelling and local data were used to address stigma and misinformation and humanize people who use drugs in West Virginia: bit.ly/3z0jCOR #NA360 #FurtherTogether

Despite strong evidence that harm reduction programs improve the health of drug users and their communities, they are still a highly stigmatized #PublicHealth intervention. ORAU communication experts have been providing technical assistance to 8 harm reduction organizations and will share the stage with two of them, Corazon Ministries and SHRED the Stigma, at #NA360. In this session, you’ll hear all about strategies for bolstering support for harm reduction in some of the most stigmatized and legally precarious communities. #FurtherTogether

💡 Fun Fact Friday: Did you know ORAU has managed and provided scientific and technical staff for the ATDD program for more than 40 years? Click the link below to learn all about it 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/3OtOCMx #FurtherTogether

ORAU provides support to almost 1,500 postdoctoral fellows and researchers at federal agencies, such as NASA and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Since 1951, we have been committed to enabling and enhancing career paths for those just launching their scientific careers to senior scientists who are building experience while furthering the missions of research organizations around the country. Click below to learn more about research opportunities 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/41nFC02 #FurtherTogether

🚨 NEW POD ALERT 🚨 Bryan Goettel is the director of advocacy and alliance relations for Exact Sciences, a Madison, Wisconsin, based biotechnology company. Exact Sciences is perhaps best known for its signature product, Cologuard, an at-home colorectal cancer early detection test for adults of average risk age 45 and older. Further Together host Michael Holtz has a history with the company, including sharing his cancer journey at the first-ever national sales meeting for Cologuard in July 2014 and attending the Cologuard Classic golf tournament as a cancer advocate this past spring. Exact Sciences is on the forefront of oncology treatment and cancer prevention. During this conversation, Goettel talks about where Exact Sciences is heading in the biotechnology space, how he got to be part of the company, the importance of the patient voice in shaping its products, and how companies like ORAU can join the fight against cancer. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3Wtkp4b Click here to listen to the episode ▶️ https://bit.ly/3WtkgxF #FurtherTogether

ORAU Emergency Manager 360 is an integrated, online, secure software suite accessible at all levels within an organization, designed to assist in resiliency, preparedness, continuity, and rapid recovery of services during disasters and other potential disruptions. Click the link below to learn more 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/3LkbNq8 #FurtherTogether

Welcome to the July edition of "Museum Monday," where we take a deeper look at one of the items in ORAU's Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity! This month's item is "Radiation Ranger," an action figure bad guy. Click the link below to learn the story behind this atomic action figure 🔽 🔽 🔽 https://bit.ly/3W1380B #FurtherTogether