As a major food staple throughout the Pacific Islands and around the Pacific Rim, breadfruit an essential agrosecurity crop. Its biggest advocate may well be ARCS Scholar alumna Diane Ragone, who is credited with creating and curating the largest and most diverse breadfruit conservation collection in the world. On Nov.... Read more
When it rains in cities, where does all the water go?
For Kian Bagheri, an ARCS Foundation Scholar supported by the San Diego ARCS Chapter, that question has become the focus of his doctoral research at San Diego State University and UC San Diego.
ARCS Foundation’s statistics are impressive. In sixty-five years, our women-led nonprofit has awarded $142 million in funding to more than 12,000 college and graduate students working towards degrees in science-related fields. These students represent fifty US research universities.
Our scholars and university partners have demonstrated that growth and innovation are... Read more
2001-2002 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Jenifer Sunrise Winter discusse "The Role of Hardware in Responsible AI Governance" in a free hybrid pauhana program on Wednesday, March 12. Tune in online at 5 p.m. or join us por pupus at 4:30 p.m. on campus before the in-person presentatoin in AgSciences Room 219.... Read more
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
ARCS Metro Washington Scholar Sheila Iyer has always been fascinated with puzzles since she was a child, and to her, studying DNA is like piecing together a complicated puzzle with great ramifications for public health. She engages in research as a way to creatively unpack the hidden secrets... Read more
The world needs to reach net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 for the global temperature to stop increasing. According to the World Resources Institute, the UN found that current climate policies will raise the temperature by 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the... Read more
Naseeha (Nas) Cardwell plans to defend her PhD thesis in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University this fall. She is the first woman in her family to be college-educated, and the first to earn a PhD. She says every opportunity along her STEM path made a difference.
On March 29, ARCS® Foundation Orange County Chapter (ARCS-OC) hosted the 23rd Annual ARCS Scholar Awards at UCI's “The Cove”. The event celebrated and featured the research of current ARCS-OC scholars who represent the next generation of promising STEM scientists. The luncheon – which was organized by the ARCS-OC board... Read more
ARCS Foundation Orange County (ARCS OC) chapter is proud to announce that it is has been selected as one of five ARCS chapters that will receive a prestigious grant from the Danaher Foundation to support student researchers in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM/M) in Southern California. The $100,000... Read more
