When was the last time you told a little white lie? Was it when someone asked if you liked their gift, but you didn’t? Or when your grandchild asked you if Santa was real? If you answered yes to one of those questions, you’ve told a prosocial deception... Read more
Historically, #GivingTuesday is the last Tuesday of November. It’s a global movement meant to inspire radical generosity worldwide, and ARCS Foundation felt that generosity this year. We started our #GivingTuesday campaign at the end of October, and by the end of 2023, we had exceeded our... Read more
As a member of the Council on Competitiveness, ARCS Foundation can stay informed of global issues of innovation, new technologies and global competition. The Council brings together members from academia, business, labor, and the national labs to discuss the global marketplace and examine the challenges and priorities to... Read more
Clinical Psychology has been approved by ARCS Foundation National as an approved discipline that can be considered for ARCS Scholar Award funding.
Advances in technology, statistical analysis, and imaging have moved some Clinical Psychology programs into the realm of hard science by providing quantifiable data, controlled conditions,... Read more
ARCS Foundation has recently released its 2023 Annual Report titled, “Igniting Innovation for 65 Years.” Honoring the work ARCS has been doing for 65 years, the report highlights several achievements that empower ARCS to meet its mission to propel scientific innovation in the United States. Specifically, the organization... Read more
University of Virginia PhD student Gigi Pavur uses hydrological data collected from satellites to evaluate the consequences of natural disasters on Earth -- and hopes to use that information someday to improve outcomes. It was a thrill that the ARCS Scholar Award allowed her the opportunity... Read more
There’s more to lightning than the quick flashes of light we see in the sky, just like there’s more to Mouayid Yessoufou, ARCS Colorado Chapter Scholar, who created a smart software tool to automatically detect special radio waves called spherics.
While studying to receive his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering... Read more
Abby Niesen’s PhD research at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) focused on improving outcomes for knee replacement surgeries. Her research took her into operating rooms, to patient follow-up exams, and to international conferences to report on her findings.
Knee replacement surgery is not new. The ARCS Alumna from... Read more
More than half of all cancer drugs and antibiotics originate from a chemical compound discovered in a natural product, according to the National Cancer Institute. Nolan Barrett, an ARCS Atlanta Scholar, knows this. He is a PhD candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying Ocean... Read more
