Press Releases

Funding Supports Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Other Minority Serving Institutions Developing Novel Solutions to Decarbonization and Legacy Pollution

Policymakers convened in Glasgow at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and discussed numerous strategies to reduce the building sector’s influence on climate change, such as the worldwide adoption of building energy codes.

DOE today announced an organizational realignment to ensure that the Department has the structure needed to effectively implement the clean energy investments in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Energy Act of 2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of its Clean Energy Corps, which is made up of staff from more than a dozen offices across DOE who will work together to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy solutions to climate change.

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women’s Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements by women in the fields of nuclear science, engineering, research, or education.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to New Castle, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to underscore the historic investments of the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.

NNSA's Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program has awarded nine new grants totaling $38.8 million to build more partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions, leverage untapped students, and expand its talent pipeline.

Statement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation of Dr. Geraldine Richmond

The 2021 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Virtual College and Career Fair will take place on Friday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MDT).

NNSA awarded $7 million for workforce development and training supporting plutonium pit production to minority-serving educational institutions in New Mexico and South Carolina.