ARCS Oregon has proudly supported the OHSU School of Nursing (SON) PhD program since our beginning in 2005. In 2013, we renewed our focus on supporting a scholar in the SON. That year, Quin Denfeld, now an Associate Professor at OHSU SON with a secondary appointment in the Division of... Read more
ARCS Oregon alum, Alex Bartlett, received the OHSU Innovation Award for Early Career Innovator on March 14, 2024. Alex is a third-year postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Robert Eil’s lab, funded by the Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Eil, a surgeon-scientist, specializing in treating patients with cancers of... Read more
When asked how she first learned about ARCS Foundation Oregon, new member Danielle Robinson laughs, "How could I not hear about ARCS Oregon?! The chapter is almost legendary among those who attended the AMC (All Member Conference) in Portland a few years ago. In all seriousness, I have been a... Read more
There are many members who have continually shown exemplary support for our chapter and our mission over the years in a variety of ways. President Diana Gordon, called out special recognition in the form of the discretionary “President’s Award” to a member for her incredible service, acumen, and love of... Read more
This President’s Award goes to one of the most relentlessly energetic persons President Diana Gordon has ever known. She became a member of ARCS Foundation Oregon in 2013, and immediately rolled up her sleeves and went to work. She has held numerous positions in our chapter, and served on many... Read more
What can ancient ice cores taken from the thickest ice sheets in Antarctica tell us? As it turns out, plenty. These 800,000-year-old ice cores hold atmospheric gases from their formation, which scientists like ARCS Oregon scholar alum Olivia Williams use to unravel the relationship between human activity and rising carbon... Read more
The ARCS Light Award is a distinctive honor awarded to a member who has given the highest quality of long-term service to ARCS Foundation and its mission of advancing science in America. Each year, the Oregon Chapter selects one ARCS Light recipient.
Susan Smith, the 2023-2024 ARCS Light, has served... Read more
What big problem are you working on? I am interested in menopause health.
What is the scope of the problem? Menopause affects a significant portion of the population. In the U.S., an estimated 6,000 women daily and more than 2 million women yearly reach menopause. With... Read more
ARCS Oregon scholar alum from Oregon State University, Dr. Shea Steingass is the Environmental Project Coordinator for Benton County, OR. She coordinates and provides public outreach for four separate county programs: roadside conservation of threatened and endangered butterfly and plant species, the Agriculture and Wildlife Protection community grant program, non-lethal... Read more
