Recent News Releases

ORNL's Office of Communications and External Relations works with national, regional, and local media outlets on news stories about the laboratory.

For more information on ORNL and its research and development activities, please refer to one of our Media Contacts. If you have a general media-related question or comment, you can send it to news@ornl.gov.

'Fit Friendly' ORNL employees recognized
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 7, 2008 — Employees of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been recognized by the American Heart Association for their efforts to keep fit. The American Heart Association presented the Fit Friendly Company and Workplace Innovative awards in a special ceremony Monday at ORNL.

Cyber security experts convening at ORNL
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 1, 2008 — OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 1, 2008 - Cyber security will be in the spotlight as more than 100 researchers, professionals and educators from around the nation gather at Oak Ridge National Laboratory May 12-14 for the Fourth Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop.

Team UT-Battelle to help build Anderson Habitat house   
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 28, 2008 — A crew of volunteers from Team UT-Battelle gathered this weekend to begin construction of a Habitat for Humanity house in Clinton's Hickory Ridge Subdivision.

ORHS student Katie Sloop receives UT-Battelle Scholarship
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 24, 2008 — Katharine Michelle Sloop, an Oak Ridge High School student who already sports an impressive portfolio of scientific research, is this year's UT-Battelle Scholarship winner.

Crop management strategies key to a healthy Gulf, planet
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 21, 2008 — Improved management of crops and perennials could go a long way toward alleviating the problem of hypoxia, which claims thousands of fish, shrimp and shellfish in the Gulf of Mexico each spring.

ORNL team wins DOE Secretary's Achievement Honor Award
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 14, 2008 — Gilbert G. Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate has received the inaugural James R. Schlesinger Award from Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory honors Small Businesses    
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 11, 2008 — Seven local and national small businesses have been recognized by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for their work efforts and support of the laboratory's mission and operations.

UT Wins $65M National Science Foundation Supercomputing Grant For Next-Generation Computing System   
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 3, 2008 — The University of Tennessee has entered the ranks of the nation's elite in using supercomputing to solve the most significant scientific questions facing humanity. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $65 million to UT to build and operate one of the world's most powerful supercomputers and lead a nationwide partnership to put it to use.

New UT supercomputer to be installed at ORNL   
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 3, 2008 — A $65 million National Science Foundation grant has been awarded to the University of Tennessee for construction of a second high-speed supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Directors named for two new ORNL divisions
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 28, 2008 — Directors of two new divisions have been named at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Nature walks and research area tours planned for spring 2008   
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 28, 2008 — Four different areas of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) are featured in this spring's series of five nature walks.

Trash Bash cleans up roadside near ORNL
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 28, 2008 — A group of Oak Ridge National Laboratory employees working through the volunteer service organization Team UT-Battelle recently spent two hours cleaning up along a roadway near the laboratory during the semiannual Trash Bash event.

ORNL part of project to help power developing nations
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 12, 2008 — With a proposed fiscal year 2009 budget of $20 million, the effort by the Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners to develop grid-appropriate reactors is gaining steam.

Speaker, judges set for Global Venture Challenge
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 12, 2008 — Noted "green energy" entrepreneur K.R. Sridhar will be the keynote speaker at this year's Global Venture Challenge, a business competition and venture forum to be held April 2-4 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

ORNL study shows hybrid effect on power distribution
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 12, 2008 — A growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks could require major new power generation resources or none at all— depending on when people recharge their automobiles.

ORNL study finds rivers play part in removing nitrogen
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 12, 2008 — Tiny organisms play a powerful role in removing nitrate, a form of nitrogen pollution caused by human activity, in streams, according to a study by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in Nature.