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ARCS Scholar Alum Lizzy Crist

Scholar Alum Works to Discover New Methods Against Disease

Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2025

By the time she earned her PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Crist had accumulated nearly ten years of experience developing 3D tissue-engineered models of human disease.

The ARCS Minnesota Scholar Alum and ARCS member now works at AIM Biotech, a Boston company actively translating... Read more

Dr. Mariana Gerschenson in creyogenic laboratory

Honolulu's Partner University Sets New Record for Research Funding

Posted on Monday, August 11, 2025

Hawai‘i's congressional delegation and Governor Josh Green were on hand to cheer as the University of Hawai‘i announced its fourth consecutive year of record extramural funding. FY2025 saw a 19 percent increase to $734 million, with more than two thirds of that secured by UH Manoa, the UH System's flagship... Read more

Micro Robots for Your Health

Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2025

ARCS Scholar alum Taryn Imamura is a 5th year PhD student in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her PhD research focuses on creating microscopic robots, using DNA as structural building material. She aims to use these microrobots for biomedical applications and minimally invasive medical therapies.

At ~ 20 microns... Read more

Getting to Know Jill Bray

Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Becoming president of a national philanthropic organization is achieved in many steps -- evaluating experiences, people, and the mission along the way -- until it becomes the right fit.

That’s how it evolved for Jill Bray, the new president of ARCS Foundation National for the next two years. She admits... Read more

ARCS Foundation Chapters Compete to Support Scholars Nationwide

Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2025

LaGrange, Georgia (July 8, 2025) - Each year, all fifteen regional chapters of ARCS Foundation are invited to participate in the annual Chapter Challenge, a friendly competition to raise funds for ARCS National. Members, their families, and friends rally together to contribute to ARCS National’s Operations and Endowment Funds, supporting their... Read more

Keeping AI Honest

Posted on Monday, July 7, 2025

ARCS Oregon Scholar Derek Lilienthal knows “the field of AI moves quickly, and being able to generate and refine impactful ideas at speed is a crucial skill.”  He’s pushed himself in the first year of his PhD program examining Artificial Intelligence while simultaneously working part-time at the Pacific... Read more

Funding ARCS Scholars in Perpetuity

Posted on Friday, June 6, 2025

Nancy Wright was a lifelong volunteer, involved with a wide range of non-profits.  For nearly 30 years, the Colorado ARCS Chapter was her focus.  Her work and belief in the ARCS mission were contagious with other members, scholars, and her husband, Earl Wright.  When Nancy passed away in 2019, she... Read more

Unlocking Clues to Brain Disease Through Wildlife Research

Posted on Friday, June 6, 2025

As a dual-degree student pursuing both a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Pathology at Colorado State University, Jesse Cole is tackling one of the most perplexing scientific challenges of our time: understanding how neurodegenerative brain diseases develop and spread.

Cole’s research focuses on chronic wasting disease (CWD),... Read more

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