Honolulu ARCS Scholar Katie C.Y. Lee has demonstrated the importance of an energy regulating enzyme in heart health. “We discovered that your heart can't really be healthy without PKM2,” she says.
Building on research that Pyruvate kinase M2 plays a key role in glucose metabolism and energy expenditure, Katie demonstrated that...
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 led her to study Electrical...
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 brother’s kidney failure diagnosis, Mendez...
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 effectiveness of the organization’s 15...
With 15 Chapters stretching from coast to coast, the ARCS Foundation welcomes all new members. Each Chapter welcomes women who can contribute time, talent, and enthusiasm to the mission of “advancing science in America.”
Chapter Engagement launched a friendly Invite to Ignite challenge to motivate Chapters to prioritize membership recruitment.
How and why the body works are questions researchers have been trying to answer for decades, and Danaher grant recipient and Metro Washington Scholar Jessica Stelzel has joined the cause to help answer the question by studying tissue remodeling.
“The human body and immune system are incredibly fascinating because we don’t fully...
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.
Barb Goergen is a founding member of the ARCS Minnesota Chapter and has served as its president or co-president for the past eight years. Goergen's dedication to ARCS Foundation, Inc. is evident as she continues to serve as Vice President of Operations for the National organization. She says it is a...
This year, ARCS National made the Chapter Challenge competitive by offering all fifteen chapters four chances to win. The challenge will have first—and second-place winners for each grant.
All fifteen of ARCS Foundation’s regional chapters are challenged each year by ARCS National to raise funds for ARCS National. Members and their...
