Dogs, horses, goats…oh my! Jade Collins, an ARCS Colorado Scholar, called those animals her pets while growing up. The list extends to spiders, snakes, lizards, and fish, thanks to her brothers’ choices in their animal companions. Collins has always wanted to work with animals, and as an intern, she’s doing just...
This year, ARCS National made the Chapter Challenge competitive by offering all fifteen chapters four chances to win. The challenge will have first—and second-place winners for each grant.
All fifteen of ARCS Foundation’s regional chapters are challenged each year by ARCS National to raise funds for ARCS National. Members and their...
ARCS members representing all 15 chapters gathered in Chicago June 5-9 to attend the All ARCS Conference (AAC), “Celebrating the Past; Empowering the Future”. The conference focus originated on feedback received after the 2022 Atlanta conference.
As ARCS President Beth Wainwright stated, “This conference is like no other for ARCS! In...
When do you listen to podcasts? On long drives, during your daily walk or treadmill session, slowing down in the evening, or relaxing at the beach? Relax this summer and learn something new with these science podcast recommendations.
1. June is "Ocean Month." The National Ocean and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has...
Hello, I’m Sarah, and I’m a 1st year PhD student in Food Science at Oregon State University and an ARCS Scholar. When I applied to OSU, I wanted to work on a project related to food engineering and agricultural sustainability. After admission, I found...
Earning an MD/PhD is a long road with many variables contributing towards one's end goal. ARCS Illinois Scholar Bakare Awakoaiye says research is full of twists and turns, both expected and unexpected, good and bad.
Awakoaiye is in his fifth year of pursuing his MD/PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern...
Did you know that female mosquitos are responsible for those itchy red bumps you get in the summertime? If you attended the May ARCS Forward on “He Cells, She Cells, and T Cells: How Sex Affects Immune Response,” you would’ve learned that scientific tidbit from Caroline Duncombe, a 2020-2023 ARCS Seattle...
Did you know when there are massive explosions in space, such as stars shredded apart by black holes, they make tiny subatomic particles called neutrinos? ARCS Illinois Scholar Scott Mackey is researching neutrinos in his Physics PhD to learn how the universe evolves.
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorder affects five to twelve percent of the general adult population and is twice as common in women. A recent graduate from UC Davis in Integrative Pathobiology and ARCS Scholar Alum Carissa Garrity studied how to regenerate cartilage and TMJ as research for her PhD.
There are an estimated 31,000 individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease causing nerve cells to die. An unfortunate side effect is paralysis in the body, ranging from the inability to move limbs to not speaking. However, Tyler Singer-Clark, a Northern California Chapter Scholar at UC Davis, works to give...
