April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about sexual and domestic violence and supporting survivors. For Araz Majnoonian, a PhD student in public health at the joint program between the University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University, that mission is also the focus...
Georgia Life Sciences recently hosted commissioners and staff from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) across several sites in Georgia as part of the Commission’s “Biotech Across America Roadshow.” The visit’s goal was for federal leaders to hear directly from industry executives, researchers, students, and state and local partners...
West Lafayette, Indiana (March 30, 2026) — Purdue University and the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS®) Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing Purdue as a member of the ARCS National Scholar Award Program, which provides support to domestic doctoral scholars in high-impact scientific fields vital to U.S. innovation...
ARCS Foundation announced the launch of its National Scholar Award Program, a new initiative designed to expand support for exceptional U.S. STEM Scholars at universities in regions not currently served by ARCS chapters while investing in high-impact scientific fields critical to U.S. competitiveness.
America's global leadership in science and technology depends...
Sandra Matteucci, a longtime, influential member of ARCS Phoenix Chapter and National leadership, passed away on February 18, 2026. She was 87 years old and surrounded by those who loved her.
Sandra was very involved with ARCS at the local and national levels, along with her daughter Anna Maria Matteucci. Their...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the causes, consequences, and ongoing research surrounding brain injury. At the University of Georgia, ARCS Atlanta Scholar Moira Taber is working to address one of the most pressing challenges in the field: the lack of effective treatments for...
ARCS Scholar Scott Mackey joined a NASA project in 2022, when he arrived in Chicago to pursue a PhD in Physics. This past fall, Mackey went to Antarctica as a team member on project PUEO – a NASA long-duration balloon mission looking for subatomic particles from space called neutrinos. These neutrinos...
Proposed changes to student financial aid provisions are part of the federal government’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Nursing leaders are prepared to comment and oppose a change that could lower the borrowing ability of post-baccalaureate nursing students.
According to Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, professor and Dean of the School of...
ARCS® Foundation is proud to announce Albert G. Greenberg, PhD, as the 2026 ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee, recognizing a career that has helped shape the digital infrastructure powering today’s Internet, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
Leadership, service, and a shared commitment to education have brought three generations of one family together within the Utah Chapter of the ARCS Foundation.
Kim Hood’s professional journey has long bridged research, public service, and higher education. While a graduate student at the University of Utah, her research in healthcare connected...
