ARCS members gathered at Oregon State University on April 12th to learn first-hand about advances in ALS research, dietary influences on prostate and breast cancer development, bone health and new technologies in veterinary medicine. ARCS members were greeted by Cindy Sagers, Vice President of Research, and Javier Nieto, dean of... Read more
As spring approaches, tiny frogs begin to make big noises in the mid-valley wetlands. Oregon State University doctoral student and ARCS Scholar, Danielle Nelson, says that frogs are increasingly having trouble competing with traffic noise. Danielle's research encompasses amphibians and communications networks, espeically how the networks are disrupted by... Read more
For Patrick Clary, growing up in California on a farm, his interest in both prompted an early question: “Could robots be a job?”
A wifi connection at the vineyard/farm made it possible for Patrick to learn quite a bit about automation, a subject that grabbed his attention first as a... Read more
If California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo were to need a Marketing or Admissions Director, they need look no further than ARCS Scholar Susan Cooper, whose description of the school as “the perfect place” for an aspiring chemist was as convincing as it was emphatic.
Soon, in Orlando, Florida, twenty teams of geotechnical engineers will meet to compete. Maggie Exton will be there with a team she assembled from OSU. It’s notable that one of the other teams will be from Maggie’s alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where she earned both... Read more
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named 2,000 individuals as this year's recipients of awards from its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). These prestigious, highly competitive fellowships are selected nation-wide.
OHSU received a record six National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowships and two honorable mentions. Of... Read more
Is there any surprise in learning that the first word spoken by scholar Erin Peck was “dirt”?
Dirt has figured heavily in this scholar’s rise to her current status as a scientist/researcher. The focus of her research is “quantifying and comparing the carbon and sediment accumulation rates in tidal salt... Read more
Dr. Louis Picker's research is closer to realizing a vaccine for HIV that would both prevent and treat HIV. Dr. Picker, from OHSU, was the keynote speaker for Oregon Chapter's 2015 Scholar Awards Luncheon. More information is written in the Oregonian.... Read more
I’m writing to thank each and every one of you for your generous support in the form of the ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar Award. This amazing award has already helped me through my first quarter at the University of Oregon, not only through... Read more
On December 18, 2015, Congress voted to make the IRA Charitable Rollover benefit permanent. This legislation includes a provision allowing direct gifts from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to the charity.
If you are required to take a minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA, you have the option to make... Read more
