ARCS member Marilyn Schutz’s entrepreneurial spirit, support of female empowerment, and long-lasting success in the education and technology sectors led her to be named one of FOLIO: magazine’s 2020 Top Women in Media.
According to the magazine, Schutz was specifically chosen for her “persistence, perspicacity, and ingenuity in the niche... Read more
In July 2020, the Honorable Deborah Wince-Smith, CEO and President of the Council on Competitiveness (CoC) and member of ARCS Metro Washington Chapter, spoke on behalf of the CoC during a virtual hearing before legislators on the United States House Committee on the Budget.
According to climate experts, the western United States could be heading into a “mega-drought.” ARCS Scholar Alumnus Daniel Swain is using his research to determine when it will happen—and why.
How and when US public schools open their doors may depend on the research work of ARCS Scholar Alumnus Fred Streitz, a liaison between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Analytics Taskforce. The taskforce was created to aid the federal... Read more
Pittsburgh Chapter founding member Cecile Springer has always had a passion for service.
Her spunk, tenacity, and zeal for volunteerism and charitable contributions was recognized when she was presented with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western Pennsylvania Chapter. This award recognizes individuals who... Read more
A $500,000 gift from a woman who never lost her love of learning will generate ARCS Scholar Awards in perpetuity in oceanography and other fields at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
The “groundbreaking” research of ARCS Scholar Alumna Dr. Barbara Bekins has caught the eye of several prestigious organizations, most recently the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
In February 2020, Bekins was elected as a Fellow into NAE, one of the highest professional honors that a scientist can... Read more