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Jul 10, 2025
Battelle Gifts $3.25M to Columbia Basin College to Build Community STEM Learning Center
Lou Von Thaer announced a $3.25 million funding for the establishment of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics, better known as STEM, learning center within the Columbia Basin College, or CBC, campus.View News Article
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Jul 16, 2025 Health
From Hospital Tools to Home Essentials: Reimagining Medical Devices for the Hospital at Home
As the hospital-at-home (HaH) movement gains momentum, we’re witnessing a transformation in how and where care is delivered. Medical devices, once exclusive to hospitals are now being adapted for home use.
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Jul 14, 2025 Environment
4 Key Qualities to Look for In A PFAS Laboratory Testing Partner
For meaningful and defensible PFAS testing, you need a laboratory service provider that does more than run tests—you need one that understands PFAS. Here’s what to look for when selecting a partner for PFAS laboratory analysis.
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Jul 09, 2025 Health
Exploring New Frontiers: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurotechnology at Battelle
Restoring movement for people who live with paralysis has been a research imperative at Battelle since the early 2000s. Today this goal is closer than ever.
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Jul 07, 2025 Environment
Are You Ready for the AFFF Phase-Out?
Replacing AFFF isn’t as simple as swapping one foam for another. Here's how a strategic, risk-informed approach to AFFF transition can help you make the switch with confidence.
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Jul 03, 2025 Industry
From Lab to Field: 5 Crop Science Industry Actions to Support the American Farmer
American farmers are facing unprecedented challenges—from volatile weather patterns and rising input costs to labor shortages and global market pressures. In this environment, the crop science industry has a critical role to play in supporting the productivity of U.S. agriculture.
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- Battelle’s historical inventions have included contributions to the Xerox copy machine, cruise control, the compact disc and bar codes.
- Battelle plays a crucial role in the U.S. chemical demilitarization program which aims to eliminate the world’s chemical weapon stockpile.
- Battelle has invested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education for years, including the founding of Metro Early College High School with the Ohio State University. Battelle Education, a non-profit venture, helps communities build STEM-focused schools, trains teachers and administrators and provides grants for STEM organizations.
- Battelle is the largest, private, non-profit research and development organization in the world.
- Battelle has helped develop vaccines and therapeutics for infectious disease threats and helped create improved neonatal respiratory treatments.
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- Battelle began managing national laboratories for the Department of Energy (DOE) in 1965 and now has a role in managing eight DOE labs and one for the Department of Homeland Security.
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