Ryan O’Hara, a Metro Washington Chapter ARCS Scholar, originally dreamt of becoming a medical doctor. Instead, he’s using a PhD in Biomedical Engineering to build models of the heart.
Ryan explains he studied Biomedical Engineering in preparation for medical school and its intensive curriculum, but his time as a research... Read more
Noelle Brown, a second-year PhD student and Utah chapter ARCS Scholar, studies how people can best integrate ethical components into technical courses at University of Utah. Her first year led her to write a paper about how students think about an ethical problem when technical solutions make ethical consequences. The... Read more
Octopuses are unusual creatures that can help us learn more about brains in general. They can also help advocate for federal funding of research. ARCS Scholar alum Mea Songo-Casey, who researches the octopus’ visual system, was honored as the winner of the Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge by ... Read more
Last summer, the ARCS Colorado Chapter received the honor of being recognized as the Mines Foundation Partner of the Year. The award was presented by the Colorado School of Mines Foundation.
This is the first time the Mines Foundation award has been opened to an organization rather than an individual.... Read more
The Washington Post and Abbott Laboratories presented a 90-minute virtual program recently on Diversity in STEM Education. What could be more timely as ARCS takes a hard look at this topic through the lens of the new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Standing Committee? Linda Burke, DEI Committee Chair, and other... Read more
ARCS Scholar Tony Wang and a team of students may change the future of neurosurgery and cancer treatment with a device barely visible to the naked eye.
A fourth-year PhD student at Georgia Tech, Wang is studying electrical and computer engineering with a focus on creating micro-robotics... Read more
ARCS Chapter Atlanta members planning the October All Members Conference in their city had one immediate goal – to show fellow ARCS members firsthand “Southern hospitality.”
According to Debbie Liss, ARCS Chapter Atlanta member and AMC committee member, “We wanted to foster a way for members to get to know... Read more
A top-notch gymnast as a young girl, it was the athletic art of pole vaulting that captured Michelle Karabin’s attention as a teenager—and helped her become a sports champion while an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University.
“It was the best feeling ever when you clear the bar, especially during... Read more
Astronomers are excited about the James Webb Space Telescope. “The Webb in its first five days already made discoveries that people have been waiting three decades for,” says Ori Fox PhD, an Instrument Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD.
