Emma Glass’s parents both work in the STEM field, with her father being a doctor and her mother having a PhD in microbiology. She was surrounded by science from a very early age, but her preferred area of science leaned toward nature as a child.
On January 16, members of the Phoenix ARCS Chapter watched neurosurgeon Nader Sanai remove a tumor from a 71-year-old woman’s brain (with her prior permission, of course) ever so delicately over the course of an hour. We could see what the surgeon saw--we were able to look through the... Read more
Courtney Victor graduated with her PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from Emory University in December 2024. The Atlanta ARCS Scholar is now a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. During her graduate program, Victor’s research focused on understanding water quality's impact on children's health in low-resource settings.
February is National Heart Month, and one ARCS Scholar is researching a heart condition to develop a novel therapy to mitigate the risks.
Emily Cheung is a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at George Washington University, supported by the ARCS Metro Washington chapter. She grew up fascinated with science and... Read more
Disasters may come with some warning, but often not. That’s why Daniel Swain, PhD, keeps his schedule flexible. Swain is a science communicator who worked nonstop giving interviews and posting online during the recent widespread and disastrous fires in the Los Angeles area.
LaGrange, Georgia (February 11, 2025) - At the February National Board Meeting, ARCS® Foundation Inc. announced Anurag Agrawal, PhD has been selected as the 2025 inductee into the prestigious ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame.
Dr. Anurag Agrawal is the James Perkins Professor of Environmental Studies in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. His work, which unites ecology, genetics, and chemical evolution, informs sustainable agriculture and has implications for infectious disease management.
Agrawal has been selected as the 2025 inductee into... Read more
Sharon Ponce, newly named Phoenix ARCS Light, has been a member of the Chapter since 2017. She joined after attending a few events at the invitation of Adele Ponce, her daughter-in-law. She has served as the Website Administrator for most of her time with the Chapter and has been instrumental... Read more
ARCS Foundation has supported 12,156 students nationwide pursuing degrees in science over the past 65 years. How do you stay in touch with them all and keep them connected?
How do you share their collective research success, plus use their experiences to encourage the current students navigating a... Read more
#GivingTuesday is an international campaign to inspire giving for nonprofit and charitable organizations. ARCS Foundation National participated in the campaign for 2024 and exceeded the goal of $120,000.
ARCS Members, current ARCS Scholars, ARCS Scholar Alumni, and Friends of ARCS all gave to help the national organization reach a grand... Read more
