Many ARCS members spend time serving their chapters, providing support to scholars, or volunteering at a national level — but very few go to the lengths that longtime devoted member Sandra Matteucci has in serving the mission of ARCS Foundation. Since she first became involved with ARCS Foundation in 1991, Sandra...
Science fiction can inspire the future, becoming the basis for many scientific and technological advances. For one ARCS Scholar, it ignited a passion.
ARCS Scholar Ashley Kroll credits the world of science fiction with starting her passion for Nanoengineering. “I learned about this field when I started reading science fiction...
To say much has changed for former ARCS National President Ann Miller in the nearly 50 years since she became involved with ARCS Foundation would be a massive understatement. Most prominently, the former Mrs. Miller is now known as Sister Mary Joseph of the Trinity, OCD, and a vow of silence...
With a puff of smoke and a flash of fire from its tail, a Space Shuttle blasts off from its Florida launch pad as the Legacy of Florence Malouf and ARCS Foundation is illustrated in less than four minutes. The video, entitled “From Sputnik to Endeavor”, which premiered at ARCS All...
ARCS Scholar Alum Jed Brubaker is rapidly making a name for himself in the exploration of solutions to a problem that didn’t even exist a generation ago. As a founding member of the new Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Brubaker and his team are working...
A lifelong love of science is one of the things driving Sarah Tucker’s vital involvement as a pillar of the next ARCS Foundation generation. As an example, when she ascended to president of the ARCS Illinois chapter, Tucker took a look at membership levels and saw there was work to do...
Dan Miller’s first interest in neuroscience came in high school after he read a book about theories of consciousness by a prominent neuropsychologist.
“I was fascinated that there were so many different psychological, neural, and philosophical approaches for explaining how the brain works, and was particularly drawn to theories that involved...
ARCS® Foundation (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc.) has released its fiscal year 2018 Annual Report. The report presents the nationwide public report of investments and achievements by 15 regional ARCS chapters during the 2017-18 academic year.
Among the key facts and accomplishments noted in the report are:
