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ARCS Scholar Inspired by Personal Experience to Research Heart Disease

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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

Communicating Science During a Disaster

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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.

Swain appeared on CNN to explain the... Read more

Reshaping the Future of Ecology and the Next Generation

Posted on Monday, February 10, 2025

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

2025 Phoenix ARCS Light

Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2025

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

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ARCS Scholar Studies How Wildfires Affect Snowmelt Patterns

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2025

Arielle Koshkin grew up in Northern California, where she loved playing in the snow. As she grew up and decided to pursue higher education, Koshkin learned how important snow was to water resources in the arid western United States. She is a Colorado Scholar studying Hydrological Science and Engineering at... Read more

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Unraveling the Neonatal Immune Response

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2025

Colleen Sedney is an ARCS Scholar in the third year of her PhD program at the University of Georgia studying infectious diseases. She was introduced to this area of science as a high school student.

“My high school had a biomedical exploration program that introduced students to different research topics,”... Read more

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Uniting Decades of ARCS Scholars

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2025

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

ARCS Community Exceeds Giving Goal of $120,000 for #GivingTuesday

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2025

#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

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