For Stephanie Hachey, PhD, receiving an ARCS Foundation Scholar award during the final two years of her doctoral studies at the University of California, Irvine, marked the beginning of a lasting relationship with ARCS.
Today, Hachey is an assistant project scientist at UC Irvine and CEO of ImmunoTarget Therapeutics. She conducts...
For ARCS Phoenix Scholar Laura Lee, preparing for the future of space exploration means thinking about everything from the cameras traveling to Mars to the food astronauts may one day grow there.
Lee, a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University, focuses her research on preparing for...
In the fall of 2024, Chris Simpson Brent (Northern California Chapter) recruited members for the inaugural ARCS National Scholar Relations Committee to strengthen engagement with our Scholars, particularly Scholar Alumni.
Once the committee was formed, several subgroups were established to address specific Scholar-related initiatives. One of the first...
When most people think of parasites, they imagine something harmful. But for ARCS Atlanta Scholar Jordan Argrett, a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology, parasitic plants tell a much more complex story—one that could reshape how scientists understand ecosystems and conservation.
Each year, all fifteen regional chapters of ARCS Foundation are invited to participate in the annual Chapter Challenge, a friendly competition that encourages members, their families, and friends to support ARCS National through charitable giving. Contributions to the ARCS National Operations and Endowment Funds strengthen the Foundation's ability to serve chapters...
Russell Sage College honored former Trustee Chair Patricia Sparrell ’78 at its 109th commencement ceremony in May. Sparrell received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of her career, volunteer service, and philanthropy, which have opened doors for learners at every stage of their academic and professional lives.
When Abigail Matheny learned she had been selected as an ARCS Scholar, the first person she called was her grandmother. Matheny, an environmental graduate student at the University of Minnesota, was thrilled by the recognition. The two-year award totals $10,000 and can be spent as Matheny chooses. In addition to the...
Most people notice plants, trees, and crops growing above ground. Beatrice Bock is focused on what happens beneath the surface.
As a recent graduate from Northern Arizona University with her Ph.D. in Biology, Bock studied the relationships between plants and fungi and how those partnerships can support agriculture, ecosystem restoration, and...
As climate change brings rising sea levels and intensifying droughts to Hawaii, ARCS Honolulu Scholar Kauanoe Greene is researching how native plants can survive changing environmental conditions.
A doctoral student in botany at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Greene studies aalii, a native Hawaiian plant commonly used in ecological restoration...
