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ONR Outranks Peers in 2011 'Best Places to Work' Survey

The Office of Naval Research led the Navy's subcomponent agencies in the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings.
November 23, 2011

Australia at the forefront of human‐machine interaction research

Researchers from the University of New South Wales in Sydney are finding ways to increase the capability of human‐machine cooperation, by exploring a novel line of research based in future intent prediction.
January 01, 2020

The In-Crowd: Disaster Relief Gets Extra Eyes from Crowdsourcing

The Office of Naval Research has demonstrated how crowdsourcing may speed response times to critical locations, save lives, and limit damage caused by natural disaster.
August 06, 2014

Bridging the Gap: NJOC Improves Communication between Junior, Senior Officers

The U.S. Navy’s more than 35,000 junior officers have a new avenue for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership—via the service’s Naval Junior Officer Counsel (NJOC).
March 10, 2022

Media Advisory: Workshop to Produce Best Practices for "Teaching Future Warship Designers"

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), in conjunction with its international component ONR Global, sponsored a workshop May 17-19, 2004 at University College London (UCL), to discuss initiatives to address the serious worldwide shortage of well-trained naval engineers.
August 10, 2004

Simulation Technology Shows Navy How to Take a HIT

The Navy soon will begin using an Office of Naval Research (ONR) technology to predict injuries and improve medical responses in any kind of attack on ships, officials announced today.
February 12, 2015

ONR Robotics Enter the COVID-19 Fight

A decontamination robot sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and designed by several local universities was recently tested in Richmond, Va. The robot—initially designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance tasks—has now been enlisted in the fight against Covid-19.
October 19, 2020