ARCS chapters fulfill ARCS mission by supporting an ever-growing roster of higher education institutions and departments. The expansion reflects, in part, the increased number of fields of study and specialization as technology evolves. During 2015-16, the following departments of our outstanding universities were added to support future ARCS scholars:
Prestigious cash award is recognized as a key element in ensuring continued robustness of the U.S. STEM pipeline
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, October 4, 2016 - ARCS® Foundation (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc.) announced that its cumulative total awards made since its founding has now exceeded $100 Million.... Read more
ARCS Foundation issued its 2016 Annual Report at its National Board meeting held in Dallas and announced that 2015-2016 was a record-setting year on both a cumulative and annual basis. As of June 30, 2016, $100,986,274 has been awarded to 9,572 ARCS Scholars. As many ARCS Scholars receive funding... Read more
Benjamin “B.J.” Fulton, ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter’s 2016 Scholar of the Year, is surveying 51 nearby Sun-like stars in a search for planets smaller than Neptune using Lick Observatory’s Automated Planet Finder (APF) Telescope in California, which he operates remotely from the University of Hawai‘i’s (UH) Institute for Astronomy. “We... Read more
Albert G. Greenberg’s (Computer Science (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1983, Seattle Chapter) February 2016 election to the National Academy of Engineering—one of engineering’s highest awards—underscores the global importance of his groundbreaking contributions to computer science. Director of Azure Networking (Microsoft Corp.) and previously with Bell Labs and AT&T Labs Research,... Read more
Chelsea Cook (Colorado Chapter scholar alum; Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado – Boulder) is developing important information about crowd behaviors by studying bees. Individual bees act on available information such as temperature to optimize their colony’s conditions and protect their larvae. But Cook and her research team found... Read more
Chelsea Cook (Colorado Chapter scholar alum; Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado – Boulder) is developing important information about crowd behaviors by studying bees. Individual bees act on available information such as temperature to optimize their colony’s conditions and protect their larvae.... Read more
Dr. Ellen Stofan (ARCS Metro Washington Chapter (MWC) Member; Chief Scientist, NASA) has steadily expanded the frontiers of U.S. science through her current role as science advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; her leadership roles at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in missions that explored Venus, Mars, Saturn's moon Titan, and Earth;... Read more
The ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame honors ARCS Scholar Alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and U.S. competitiveness in STEM-based innovation. Members are selected based on demonstrated leadership in scientific innovation, awards and recognition by their peers, leadership of a significant STEM organization, inspiring and... Read more
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Inc., Portland Chapter (ARCS Foundation Portland) announcedthat it will now be known as Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc., Oregon Chapter (ARCS Foundation Oregon). The name change was effective May 11, 2016. Oregon chapter president Joan Foley commented about the name change: “The new name... Read more
Chelsea Cook (Colorado Chapter scholar alum; Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado – Boulder) is developing important information about crowd behaviors by studying bees. Individual bees act on available information such as temperature to optimize their colony’s conditions and protect their larvae.... 
