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Astronaut Jessica Meir, ARCS Hall of Fame Member

Will ARCS Alumna Be the First Woman on the Moon?

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

“I’ve wanted to be an astronaut since I was five years old,” recalls ARCS Scholar Alumna Jessica Meir. “In first grade, my teacher asked us to draw a picture of what we wanted to be when we grew up. I drew an astronaut wearing a spacesuit, standing on the Moon... Read more

Emily Levesque, ARCS Foundation

ARCS Alumna Pens "Love Letter" to Fellow Astronomers, Stargazers

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

According to family lore, two-year-old Emily Levesque insisted on tagging along when her older brother went outside for a school assignment to watch Halley’s Comet pass near Earth. She grew fussy, as toddlers do, until her parents pointed her toward the night sky. She was mesmerized—and still is.

The 2009 Helen Jones... Read more

Nathan Brantly, ARCS Foundation

Scholar's Study Helps Restore Movement

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Being able to control one’s environment through thought may seem like science fiction, but the advance of technology has brought a new reality to people with paralysis.

ARCS Scholar Nathan Brantly and his research team at University of Pittsburgh are studying neural stimuli in two participants with tetraplegia. Also... Read more

Science – The Ultimate Frontier

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020

For the third year, 3M has shared unique insights from its original research project, the State of Science Index, an independent survey that tracks and explores global attitudes toward science, taking the pulse of how people think and feel about the field and its impact on the world around... Read more

Friendship Forms Fighting Deadly Disease

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

In 2015, Joan Evangelou, charter member of ARCS San Diego Chapter, was gearing up for a courageous fight against stage IV ovarian cancer. She had had surgery and countless rounds of chemotherapy, but after a brief remission, the cancer had grown back.

So she decided it was time to try... Read more

Doing Our Part for a Better World

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Caring for Each Other Today

What would the world be like without people to care and help others in their time of need?

Some situations take us beyond our circle of family and friends and into the realm of relying on strangers to provide guidance and support. This arena is where... Read more

Defining the Future of Science

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

ARCS Foundation, Inc. recently released its 2020 Annual Report—“Defining the Future of Science.”

ARCS Foundation Scholar Awards are nationally recognized for their impact on ensuring the strength of the STEM pipeline, which is fundamental to an innovative and growing US economy. ARCS Foundation fulfills an essential role in ensuring that... Read more

Championing Diversity in STEM Fields

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

When ARCS Scholar Alumna Jaclyn Cañas-Carrell was working in the lab during her graduate years at Texas Tech University (TTU), she met the future vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion. “He asked me how many Latina toxicologists I thought there were in the nation,” she remembers. “I responded,... Read more