ARCS Scholar Alumni Dr. Lindsay Young and Dr. Eric VanderWerf first connected over similar areas of research. Now married, the two continue to foster their shared interest through the mission of the Pacific Rim Conservation(PRC), a research-based nonprofit organization that maintains and restores native bird populations and ecosystems... Read more
Kari Mattison is a PhD candidate inGenetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where her research involves the discovery of new genes that contribute to or cause epilepsy. After receiving her degree, Kari plans to continue her research, as well as participate in educating the... Read more
Alexa Cunningham, a high school sophomore, is a new member of ARCS, joining her mother Lara Cunningham and grandmother Caron Ogg to create a passionate three-generation trio energizing the Oregon Chapter.
Alexa’s interest was sparked when she accompanied Caron on a three-day trip to shoot the chapter’s video at three... Read more
ARCS Scholar Katie Schneider is a mechanical engineering graduate student at theColorado School of Mines. From leading her university’s Solar Decathlon team in the construction of the Mines Tiny House to managing over seventy collegiate students in the design of the winning house model in the... Read more
By Sherry Lundeen, ARCS Foundation National President
In December 2019, the influential and highly regarded Council on Competitiveness inaugurated a new initiative: Launch, The National Commission on Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers. The Commission will define and support future innovation, productivity, and prosperity drivers for the nation, following the steps... Read more
Most of ARCS Scholar Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes’s life has been impacted by water. When she was young, Mariana lived in Brazil, and water was delivered to her house in big blue canisters. Mariana wondered how people who could not afford it got their clean water. Now a fourth-year doctoral candidate in... Read more
Illuminate threats. Mobilize teams. Shepherd solutions. Research values such as these drive scholars in the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) to the forefront of discovery. ARCS National Board members learned more about the Institute during the National Board Meeting in January and witnessed firsthand how the convergence... Read more
The winter ARCS National Board Meeting was held on January 22–25 in Tempe, Arizona, with 46 leaders and guests from 15 chapters in attendance. For the first time, the meeting took place at an ARCS partner institution, Arizona State University.
Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign Institute
