The brightest stars visible in the sky are often those closest to us. That’s an apt way to describe ARCS member Sandra Matteucci, who has been honored with the inaugural “Luminary Award.” Presented at the National ARCS board meeting in early June, the award recognizes Matteucci’s exceptional service... Read more
Summer reading should include science and technology topics. Here are a few suggestions, but we encourage you to share your recommendations with the larger ARCS community. Tell us the title, author, and brief input on why you suggest it. Email your recommendation to newsletter@arcsfoundation.org
As my two-year term ends, I want to thank the National Board, committee chairs, and committee members for the many ways they devoted their time and talent to ARCS Foundation. I am proud of the work that our chapters’ leaders and National... Read more
Saliva is the key to digestion. It moistens the mouth and protects the gums and teeth. Perhaps the most interesting thing it does, however, is contain the essence of a person’s genetics. Paul Maier, a population geneticist at FamilyTreeDNA and former ARCS San Diego... Read more
Advances in science are personal to ARCS member Linda Burke. She has learned firsthand since second grade that unless a hearing problem is correctly identified, you can’t fix it. But years later, when you can finally hear on a more normal level, medical and technological... Read more
If you are planting your vegetable garden this month, your goal may be enough tomatoes for a yummy sauce, or extra beans to freeze. But the scientists at Inari, based in Massachusetts, think more globally about seeds. ARCS Scholar alumna Kali Brandt, a... Read more
Butterflies are more beautiful and unique than we know. Sofia Sheikh, an ARCS Illinois Scholar, knows this firsthand and it’s why she studies them for her PhD in ecology and evolution.
Professor Donald Falk became interested in fire “because I saw fire as a big, powerful, scary process. If we get that wrong, we end up with a lot of degraded habitats,” he explains. His career started with studying rare plant species but has evolved to a... Read more
ARCS Scholar Alumni Shadi Sami is the Principal Civil Engineer for the largest capital improvement program in the City of Poway, CA. – a $70-million water improvement program. The decision and commitment to upgrade the system and bring it up to today’s industry standards “is... Read more
“If you can’t smell anything, that’s the best” is a saying that circulates the atmospheric science community. Coty Jen, ARCS Minnesota Chapter Scholar Alumni and current professor at Carnegie Mellon University, joined this community once she chose to use her degrees in chemical and mechanical engineering to study... Read more
