ARCS Foundation’s 2020 Annual Report, “Defining the Future of Science,” distinctly outlines the broad impact ARCS has had on graduate students in the STEM pipeline. The report, set to be released in November, presents the nationwide investments and achievements of the organization’s fifteen regional chapters during the 2019–20 academic year.
In July 2020, the Honorable Deborah Wince-Smith, CEO and President of the Council on Competitiveness (CoC) and member of ARCS Metro Washington Chapter, spoke on behalf of the CoC during a virtual hearing before legislators on the United States House Committee on the Budget.
ARCS member Marilyn Schutz’s entrepreneurial spirit, support of female empowerment, and long-lasting success in the education and technology sectors led her to be named one of FOLIO: magazine’s 2020 Top Women in Media.
According to the magazine, Schutz was specifically chosen for her “persistence, perspicacity, and ingenuity in the niche... Read more
According to climate experts, the western United States could be heading into a “mega-drought.” ARCS Scholar Alumnus Daniel Swain is using his research to determine when it will happen—and why.
How and when US public schools open their doors may depend on the research work of ARCS Scholar Alumnus Fred Streitz, a liaison between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Analytics Taskforce. The taskforce was created to aid the federal... Read more
Pittsburgh Chapter founding member Cecile Springer has always had a passion for service.
Her spunk, tenacity, and zeal for volunteerism and charitable contributions was recognized when she was presented with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western Pennsylvania Chapter. This award recognizes individuals who... Read more
