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
ARCS Foundation has supported 12,156 students nationwide pursuing degrees in science over the past 65 years. How do you stay in touch with them all and keep them connected?
How do you share their collective research success, plus use their experiences to encourage the current students navigating a... 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
Samantha Harker has many descriptors, including as an ARCS Scholar and PhD candidate in neuroscience at Arizona State University (ASU). She is also a recipient of two recent predoctoral fellowships – from the National Institute of Mental Health and the other from the Autism Science Foundation.
Western democracies are losing the technology competition and U.S. leadership is being challenged scientifically on the global stage, warns an editorial in Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The article, shared by Honolulu ARCS Scholar alumna and ScienceAdvisor... Read more
LaGrange, Georgia (December 4, 2024) – ARCS Foundation has released its 2024 Annual Report titled, “Impact Unleashed.” ARCS Foundation has greatly impacted science and technological innovation in the US over the past 65 years, and the report highlights several achievements that empower ARCS to meet its mission to propel scientific innovation... Read more
Nnana Amakiri, a Utah ARCS Scholar, is part of a family of medical professionals. His parents, immigrants from Nigeria, overcame significant challenges to establish successful careers in healthcare. His father started as a handyman before becoming a nurse and then later a doctor. His mother was also... Read more
In the complex world of neurology, where the mysteries of the central nervous system are unraveled, ARCS Scholar Nathan Anderson's MS research at the University of Oregon stands out as a unique blend of scientific inquiry and personal mission. Anderson’s work focuses on a protein called Vnd, a key player... Read more
LaGrange Georgia, November 11, 2024 –ARCS Foundation, Inc. a nonprofit dedicated to advancing U.S. scientific progress through scholar awards, and Roche Diagnostics Corporation, a global leader in diagnostics, have joined forces to address the critical shortage of professionals in clinical laboratories. This pioneering program... Read more
