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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 solutions that impact global challenge

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact health

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact technology

Our Mission. . .

ARCS 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. . .

Since 2004 the Oregon Chapter has raised over $5 million to support 301 scholars at OHSU, OSU and UO.

Join ARCS Oregon. . .

Join us! Support next-generation scientists and learn about their work. 

 

Enjoy this 39 minute program featuring ARCS Scholars, who are pursuing degrees in science, medical research, and engineering, as they offer glimpses of their widely varied research topics at OHSU, OSU and UO. The presidents of each university emphasized the need for science research in Oregon and how ARCS scholar awards drive recruitment for PhD candidates. Thank you for supporting the next generation of STEM leaders.

 

 

 

Thank you to our loyal 2020 Sponsors!   

Einstein Presenting Sponsors

Julie and Wayne Drinkward
 

Marie Curie Circle

Thomas Edison Circle

Jamie & Mike Anderson
Bank of America Private Bank
Columbia Bank
Kirby & Carl Dyess
Earle A. Chiles Research Institute
NW Natural
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Barbara & Philip Silver
Walsh Construction Co.
Washington Trust Bank
 Wells Fargo 
Anne Taylor Yoo, Windermere Realty Trust

Alexander Fleming Circle

Diane & Dick Alexander
Kathleen Ames & Deanne Rubinstein
Julie Branford & Janis Harrison
Ann & Ron Emmerson
Nancy Fischer & Lynn Pratt
Joan Foley & Per Jarnberg
Barbara Giesy
Sharon & Henry Hewitt
Judy & John Jendrzejewski
Jean & Rich Josephson
Caron & Larry Ogg
 

Remarkable Retired OSU President Ed Ray
When Ed Ray stepped down as the President of OSU at the end of June, his legacy will continue long beyond his tenure. He became the 14th president of OSU in 2003 where his service and notable achievements for 17 years are marked by others as exceptional. Click HERE to read more.
Dr. Wade Marcum Appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Dr. Wade Marcum has been appointed to the role of associate dean for undergraduate programs at OSU. Wade was the first student in Nuclear Science and Engineering to receive an ARCS Scholar Award from the Oregon Chapter in 2008. 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.
Science is the Solution

Oregon's Virtual Event - Science is the Solution!

Posted on Saturday, November 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced ARCS Foundation Oregon to transform its annual fundraising luncheon in Portland to a virtual evening event, but science remained the focus for donor viewers and scholars on screen. The... Read more

OHSU Scholar Continually Receives Awards and Recognition

Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2020

Congratulations just keep coming Mollie Marr's way, an MD/PhD candidate at OHSU, School of Medicine, Behavioral Neuroscience, as she continues to receive awards every year she has been an ARCS Scholar. The Oregon Chapter and Mollie's donors, Dianne Rodway and John Becker and Adrienne and Lee Peterson, are very proud... Read more

University Partners Create Innovative Ideas During Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2020

Oregon Chapter's university partners, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon, have pivoted their research to collaborate with others and they are quickly finding solutions. They are addressing the global shortage of ventilators, launching in-house COVID-19 testing labs, leading a unique effort to identify... Read more

  • Taylor Mighell Presented with C.W. Cotterman Award
    Taylor Mighell, NGP Graduate Student, Presented with C.W. Cotterman Award
    Taylor Mighell, NGP graduate student in Brian O'Roak's lab, was presented with C.W. Cotterman Award at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in October. His donors are Susan and George Swindells.
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  • Nate Yoder's Paper Published in Nature
    Nate Yoder's Paper Published in Nature, International Journal of Science
    Congratulations to NGP student, Nate Yoder on his new paper in Nature! For the first time, researchers in the Vollum Institute have determined the atomic structure of an acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) in a resting state at high pH. His donor is the Bechen Family Foundation.
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  • Elizabeth Holzenthal Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship
    Congratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, is working on a project aimed at contributing to the development of a new generation of natural hazard engineering. Her donors are Diane and Dick Alexander.
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  • Kevin Watanabe-Smith Wins Statewide 3MT Competition
    ARCS Scholar Kevin Watanabe-Smith, who studies cancer biology in Dr. Brian Druker's lab, took first place at the state's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Kevin was sponsored by the Allan Price Memorial ARCS Award.
  • ARCS Scholar Danielle Robinson Awarded 2016 Mozilla Fellowship for Science
    Danielle Robinson, Ph.D. candidate in the OHSU School of Medicine Neuroscience Graduate Program, is one of four fellows selected worldwide to receive the Mozilla Fellowship for Science. Her donors are Ellen and Mark Richardson.