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California Almond Shells Can Be Used to Treat Contaminated Drinking Water

Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2023

There are chemicals in California’s groundwater, and while cities have systems to treat the water, small rural communities and households using domestic wells must fund their own cleanup. One such chemical is 1,2,3 trichloropropanes (TCP). It is a suspected carcinogen present in hundreds of wells in California. Water... Read more

ARCS Hall of Fame Scientist Comments on Climate Change

Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2023

News this summer focused on several instances of extreme weather in the US.

ARCS Foundation turned to Dr. David Dixon, the 2022 ARCS Hall of Fame Inductee, to put these events into context. Dr. Dixon is known for his work in computational chemistry that... Read more

Scholar Alum Pushing for Climate Policy

Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Patrick Drupp earned his PhD in Geochemical Oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His time there served as a catalyst to make climate policy his career. He now works as the Director of Climate Policy and Advocacy for the Sierra Club.

While a graduate... Read more

Making the World Safer with Computational Imaging

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Imaging systems are everywhere, and they're helping create a safer world. ARCS Alumnus Benjamin “Ben” Berman knows that firsthand as he's part of the Emerging Technology Innovation Center at MITRE, a federally funded research and development center. He uses computation imaging to gather images and information to solve problems... Read more

Bram Hunt

ARCS Scholar Becomes Conference Finalist with Electrifying Results

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

As a graduate student studying basic research in cardiac electrophysiology, ARCS Scholar Bram Hunt was in the unique position of being one of three finalists in basic research for the Heart Rhythm Society 2023 Young Investigator Award (YIA) with his paper, “Are Drivers Recurring or Ephemeral? from Serial... Read more

Jadvyga and Rasa Valiauga

Move to US Leads Mother and Daughter to ARCS

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

ARCS Illinois Scholar Rasa Valiauga's work ethic and determination were shaped by her mother's example and Rasa's family's experience of immigrating to the United States when Rasa was nine years old.

She and her mother, Jadvyga Valiauga, have achieved success here with hard work.

Rasa is... Read more

It’s Still Summer! Read Books with a Focus on Science

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers, by Honolulu ARCS Scholar Alum and now University of Washington Professor of Astronomy Emily Levesque. Described as "a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific... Read more

Eric Walkingshaw

Working to Make Artificial Intelligence More Reliable

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Eric Walkingshaw, an ARCS Scholar Alumnus who earned his PhD at Oregon State University, is cautiously excited about Artificial Intelligence (AI) but is very excited about his current role as a compiler engineer at Elemental Cognition.

“[The AI that] people are most excited about right now are... Read more

One Chapter Shines in ARCS Chapter Challenges

Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2023

All fifteen of ARCS Foundation’s regional chapters are challenged each year by ARCS National to raise funds for ARCS National. Members and their family and friends from across the nation support their favorite chapter by donating to ARCS National’s Operations and/or Endowment Funds for their... Read more

How Jervaughn Hunter Became a Hometown Hero

Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Jervaughn Hunter is not only a San Diego ARCS Scholar and Bioengineering PhD candidate at the University of California, San Diego, but also a founding member of his nonprofit, Hometown H.E.R.O.E.S. (Hometown Helpers Empowering, Revitalizing, and Optimizing Everyone’s Success). Hunter didn’t intend to start... Read more

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