National Achievements

The world needs to reach net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 for the global temperature to stop increasing. According to the World Resources Institute, the UN found that current climate policies will raise the temperature by 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. However, Northern California...

Naseeha (Nas) Cardwell plans to defend her PhD thesis in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University this fall. She is the first woman in her family to be college-educated, and the first to earn a PhD. She says every opportunity along her STEM path made a difference.

As a Seattle Chapter...

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. ARCS Scholar Cara-lin Lonetree’s research focuses on the genetic engineering of CD8 T cells to generate a novel and effective treatment for this cancer. She is pursuing her PhD in Immunology at the University of Minnesota.

Lonetree studies the immune...

Christine Wilcox has always had an unbounded curiosity. At five years old, a teacher asked her what she liked to do for fun. Wilcox told her teacher, “I like to open the mouths of dead geckos to look at their tongues.”

“That is quintessentially me—I have always been a biologist,”...

Scientific advances depend on more than just research in a lab. Innovation also depends on people and their behaviors. ARCS Scholar Alum Gretchen Engbring, PhD, is a Sustainability Social Scientist at Stanford University.  “While we often think about scientific advancements as biophysical and technological (such as driverless cars or carbon capture...

We’re highlighting our female keynote speakers for the All ARCS Conference this summer in Chicago to keep with the March theme of Women Making History and celebrating International Women’s Day. As a women driven organization in STEM, our members and scholars know how hard it can be to break into this...

ARCS Illinois Chapter Scholar Hendryck Gellineau can trace the “aha” moments that led to his current career path in science.

It began when he was in high school and attended a compelling national STEM-driven program called Project Lead the Way, “I got introduced to microbiology, to immunology, and a lot...

An estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, as reported in 2023 by the Alzheimer’s Association. Emani Hunter, a Pittsburgh ARCS Scholar, is studying Bioengineering to change that. Her research focuses on applying machine learning techniques to analyze MRI image data to aid in early...

Aloha! The ARCS Foundation National Board meeting from January 25-27, 2024, in Honolulu showcased Hawaii’s deep respect for nature and the environment through food, meetings, and tours.

University of Hawai‘i President Dr. David Lassner opened the meeting with a welcome reception on the lanai of UH’s Historic residence overlooking a sweeping...

Dr. Paula Diehr has worked in many applied areas in health services research in her long career, but she’s always remained a biostatistician. Data and numbers are not only her passion, but what she excels in. Her early work was instrumental in helping establish biostatistical principles in Health Services Research.

After...