The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of ARCS Foundation, Inc. (ARCS/MWC) will be hosting its 48th annual Scholar Awards Reception on the evening of Thursday, October 12, 2017. ARCS/MWC is honored to welcome John Mather, PhD as the 2017 Keynote Speaker. The proceedings will be held... Read more
2017 Eagle Award Presented to Local Leaders for STEM Education Championship
On April 25, 2017 the ARCS Metropolitan Washington Chapter (MWC) presented the Eagle Award to two distinguished leaders from the Metropolitan Washington region.
Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences, was recognized for her achievements spanning... Read more
Erika Raven (ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter (MWC); Ph.D. candidate, Georgetown Interdisciplinary Program for Neuroscience) was awarded the 2017 United Kingdom (UK) Marshall Sherfield Postdoctoral Fellowship for Brain Iron Deficiency Research for postdoctoral work in the UK. One goal of the prestigious award is to build long-term U.S.-UK scientific... Read more
Dr. Dawn Cornelison (1995-98 Los Angeles Chapter Scholar; Ph.D., Caltech 1998) received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, as announced by the White House on January 9, 2017. One source notes, “The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science... Read more
ARCS Foundation has a flower named for it! In 1988, University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Manoa plant breeder and genetic researcher Dr. Haruyuki Kamemoto created two lavender anthuriums through a complex cross, anointing the varieties ‘ARCS’ and ‘ARCS Hawai‘i’ to recognize our organization’s support of ARCS Scholars in the UH... Read more
The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary! Founded in 1992 by a small group of women civic leaders who funded three scholars, the chapter has grown to over 150 members who awarded $370,000 to 50 scholars for the 2017-18 academic year, including four 25th Anniversary Scholars.
ARCS® Foundation begins its 2016-17 program year with a refreshed website and a reenergized focus on increasing our support of our ARCS scholars and continuing robust relationships with our academic partners. I especially congratulate and welcome our newest 2016-17 ARCS scholars who are reading our newsletter for the first time.... Read more
Zoology Ph.D. candidate Cynthia Hunter’s pressing concern in 1987 was how to get to the shore to do dissertation research on coral reefs. She used a Honolulu ARCS Scholar award to buy a used car and has been on the move ever since, logging 900 scuba dives from American Samoa... Read more
Mary Snitch (Atlanta Chapter) ensured that ARCS members had a front-row seat for the launch of the Juno spacecraft at 12:25pm EDT on August 5, 2011, at Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. About 20-30 enthusiastic members from various chapters attended, including Atlanta, Metro Washington, Northern California,... Read more
