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  • Welcome to ARCS Foundation Oregon

    We are advancing science in Oregon 

  • Basic Science Research 

    ARCS Scholars explore key questions in their research

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact technology

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact health

  • The future

    ARCS Scholars investigate impact of climate change

Our Mission

ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Oregon Chapter advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding students who are U.S. citizens studying to complete PhD degrees in science, engineering, math, technology and medical research at Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

Our Impact

Through our efforts, 301 young scientists have been financially supported with over $5 million total and encouraged to follow their scientific passions, earn their PhDs, and further their scientific knowledge.

Join ARCS Oregon

Join us! Support next-generation scientists, meet them, and learn about their work.  Read more to Join ARCS Oregon.

 

FEATURED ARTICLES

Connecting and Collaborating to Protect Large, Carbon-Storing Trees
David Mildrexler and Logan Berner became friends when they were ARCS Scholars in Oregon State University's College of Forestry. Now, despite living a thousand miles apart, they are collaborating on research related to forest ecology. READ MORE.
Oregon ARCS Alum Dr. Katia Kasimatis Receives Dobzhansky Prize
Congratulations to ARCS Oregon Scholar Alum Katja Kasimatis, one of our two first scholars at UO and an ARCS star! Katja said, “I wanted to share my joy and gratitude since ARCS was such a strong part of my graduate career.” READ MORE.
Oregon Members Elected to ARCS National Board
Oregon members are well represented at the National level of ARCS. Caron Ogg, Joan Foley, and Julie Branford were elected to serve on the ARCS National Board and Jean Josephson was elected to serve on the Council of Advisors. READ MORE.

FEATURED VIDEOS

IN THE NEWS

Unpacking Diversity

Posted on Friday, May 7, 2021

In 2017, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) enrollment numbers at Oregon State University showed that 75% of the enrolled undergraduate and graduate students and 82% of the teaching faculty identified as white. These statistics motivated three graduate students to explore the roots of this disparity in enrollment... Read more

Oregon Company Tied to OSU Invents Small Nuclear Reactor

Posted on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Ideas for innovation in any scientific field can take years to bring to fruition, and more so within the complexities of nuclear power.  It has taken decades for Jose Reyes, PhD, to finally witness development and acceptance of small modular reactors with the company NuScale Power. Reyes is the chief... Read more

  • Sunil Joshi, ARCS Scholar at OHSU, Receives Soros Fellowship
    Sunil Joshi is the first at OHSU to receive the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Award. The fellowship supports outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing a graduate education in the United States. Sunil's research interest covers intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of drug resistance in the setting of acute myeloid leukemia. He works with Brian J. Druker, MD, a world-recognized expert in cancer.
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