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ARCS Foundation’s 2020 Annual Report, “Defining the Future of Science,” distinctly outlines the broad impact ARCS has had on graduate students in the STEM pipeline. The report, set to be released in November, presents the nationwide investments and achievements of the organization’s fifteen regional chapters during the 2019–20 academic year. ...

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.

Reinforcing ARCS rich history, as well...

When it comes to matters of the heart, ARCS Scholar Alumnus Michael Davis is one of the top biomedical engineers in the world.

His revolutionary research, which focuses on human tissue engineering inside the heart, has been recognized in March 2020 by the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE).

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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...

ARCS Scholar Kendra Marr is hoping to stop prostate cancer in its tracks.  

After two long years of hard work and determination, Marr received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award of almost $175,000 through the National Cancer Institute. Now Marr’s work into...

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 serve as...

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.

As a well-known climate scientist and research fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Swain is recognized among fellow...

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 government’s COVID-19...

High school students from the Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (AISS) in Orange County, California, amplified their passion for STEM studies after virtually attending ARCS Foundation National’s ARCS Scholar COVID-19 Panel in June 2020. The online panel included four outstanding ARCS Scholars and Scholar Alums who each described how they are...

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.

ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter established the George Orton Elmore and Mona Marie Elmore Scholarship endowment at the University of...