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ARCS Alumnus Aims to Reduce CO² Emissions by Decarbonizing Steel Industry

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Steel production accounts for eight-to-nine percent of all CO² emissions. ARCS Alumnus Daniel Bregante hopes to mitigate those emissions by decarbonizing the steel industry through groundbreaking research at Boston Metal.

Bregante began his work as a Research and Development (R&D) scientist at the Boston Metal company in June 2021,... Read more

Invasive Insect Rapidly Destroying Arizona’s Aspen Tree Population

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

A summer backpack trip through the lush forests of the Great Smoky Mountains made such a profound impact on ARCS Scholar Connor Crouch that he changed his career course.

A then-undergraduate studying Journalism at the University of Missouri, Crouch witnessed widespread mortality of the Fraser fir resulting from an encroaching... Read more

Unlocking a Myriad of Science at the Poles

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

An ARCS Member is leading NSF’s Polar Programs, overseeing a wide range of research projects, including melting ice sheets that confirm a warming planet. The polar regions hold a vast array of science – even inside the ice itself.

The two poles of Earth – the Arctic and Antarctica –... Read more

Extreme Weather Events Jolt Climate Scientists

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Significant and extreme weather events linked to global warming in 2021 took climate scientists, like ARCS Alumnus Daniel Swain, by surprise—not because they occurred, but because scientists predicted it would be decades before the US would see those devastating effects.

A climate scientist with the Institute of the Environment... Read more

ARCS Approves New University Partner, STEM Department

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2022

ARCS® Foundation added the University of California Merced to its growing list of approved academic partners, plus the Biomedical Informatics program at Arizona State University.

LaGrange, Georgia (March 29, 2022) —The University of California Merced is the 50^th and latest institution added to ARCS Foundation’s list of approved academic partners.... Read more

Kathie Miller and Cece Foxley Honored

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Cece Foxley and Kathie Miller of the ARCS Foundation Utah Chapter have been recognized by the Women United - United Way of Salt Lake for their contributions to the community. During Women's History Month the Women United - United Way of Salt Lake organization is highlighting their members who are making waves... Read more

A photo of the University of California, Merced's campus

ARCS Foundation Welcomes New University Partner

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The tenth campus, and newest of the University of California system, UC Merced has proven itself as a leading STEM research university. Founded in 2005, the campus was unanimously approved by the ARCS Foundation Board of Directors for scholar award funding. Three departments were approved by ARCS –... Read more

Dr. Carri LeRoy Photo Courtesy of The Evergreen State College

ARCS Alumna Receives Presidential Award for Prisoner Outreach Program, Student Mentorships

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Carri LeRoy’s mentoring abilities and science outreach programs for students and prisoners have caught the eye of the White House.

An ARCS Alumna and faculty member at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, LeRoy received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, Technology and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)... Read more

Enhanced Imaging Could Provide Quicker, More Precise Diagnosis for Malignant Kidney Tumors

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022

With a click of a button, ARCS Scholar Nick Heller is helping radiologists identify and analyze kidney tumors within a patient’s body.

Heller is a PhD student conducting computer science research at University of Minnesota. His research focuses on using computer technology to enhance medical imaging, like a CT... Read more

Aerospace Internships Launch Career Trajectory for ARCS Scholar

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022

To say ARCS Scholar Samuel Buckner is passionate about aerospace engineering is an understatement.

As a boy, he was fascinated by space. But his professional pursuit grew exponentially when private companies, such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, began building their own vehicles with the intent of strengthening America’s... Read more

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ARCS Alumnus Aims to Reduce CO² Emissions by Decarbonizing Steel Industry

Invasive Insect Rapidly Destroying Arizona’s Aspen Tree Population

Unlocking a Myriad of Science at the Poles

Extreme Weather Events Jolt Climate Scientists

ARCS Approves New University Partner, STEM Department

Kathie Miller and Cece Foxley Honored

ARCS Foundation Welcomes New University Partner

ARCS Alumna Receives Presidential Award for Prisoner Outreach Program, Student Mentorships

Enhanced Imaging Could Provide Quicker, More Precise Diagnosis for Malignant Kidney Tumors

Aerospace Internships Launch Career Trajectory for ARCS Scholar

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