Arielle Koshkin grew up in Northern California, where she loved playing in the snow. As she grew up and decided to pursue higher education, Koshkin learned how important snow was to water resources in the arid western United States. She is a Colorado Scholar studying Hydrological Science and Engineering at... Read more
Colleen Sedney is an ARCS Scholar in the third year of her PhD program at the University of Georgia studying infectious diseases. She was introduced to this area of science as a high school student.
“My high school had a biomedical exploration program that introduced students to different research topics,”... Read more
#GivingTuesday is an international campaign to inspire giving for nonprofit and charitable organizations. ARCS Foundation National participated in the campaign for 2024 and exceeded the goal of $120,000.
ARCS Members, current ARCS Scholars, ARCS Scholar Alumni, and Friends of ARCS all gave to help the national organization reach a grand... Read more
With a punk rock metalhead background, ARCS Minnesota Scholar Daniel Mendez didn’t have the typical STEM background as he grew up surrounded by gang activity. He never planned on studying neuroscience. But after quitting his punk rock band before they toured and later learning about his... Read more
Everyone, including ARCS Foundation National leaders, knows the phrase, “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” The words were published in 1786 in Thomas Reid’s “Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man.”
ARCS National leaders are focusing this year on strengthening the leadership and... Read more
Did you know the number on your phone that tells you the percentage of your battery is just an estimate? ARCS Colorado Scholar Kaylie Maddux shared this fact when interviewed about her research on lithium-ion batteries.
Maddux was always interested in math, science, and physics, which... Read more
How do you study things you can’t see? ARCS Scholar Alexandra Hanselman is working towards her PhD at the University of Chicago and uses physics tools to study gravitational waves and black holes. She simulates theoretical black hole images using Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
