San Diego State University (SDSU) postgraduate Dr. Joi Weeks dreamed of becoming a professor at her alma mater and mentoring young scientists to their fullest potential. But those dreams were cut short three months after she successfully defended her PhD in molecular biology. Joi passed away in September 2020... Read more
“I’ve wanted to be an astronaut since I was five years old,” recalls ARCS Scholar Alumna Jessica Meir. “In first grade, my teacher asked us to draw a picture of what we wanted to be when we grew up. I drew an astronaut wearing a spacesuit, standing on the Moon... Read more
ARCS Northern California Chapter(NCC) reached a grand milestone in 2020—50 years of blood, sweat, laughter, and joy as members celebrated their “golden anniversary” on October 22.
It’s a milestone that almost didn’t occur, NCC Past President Donna Miller Casey remembers.
In 1970, ARCS Los Angeles Chapter members scheduled a meeting... Read more
According to family lore, two-year-old Emily Levesque insisted on tagging along when her older brother went outside for a school assignment to watch Halley’s Comet pass near Earth. She grew fussy, as toddlers do, until her parents pointed her toward the night sky. She was mesmerized—and still is.
Being able to control one’s environment through thought may seem like science fiction, but the advance of technology has brought a new reality to people with paralysis.
ARCS Scholar Nathan Brantly and his research team at University of Pittsburgh are studying neural stimuli in two participants with tetraplegia. Also... Read more
