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
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
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 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
In an era where science and technology shape every facet of our lives, the need to support and advance STEM scholars has never been more critical. As an event Co-Chair with Diana Gordon, I am thrilled to invite you to partner with ARCS as a sponsor of our fall fundraising... Read more
I sat with Luke in OSU’s historic Memorial Union mezzanine with students buzzing all about, but soon tuned it all out as Luke began describing his research. At the ARCS picnic last fall, I had spoken to Luke about his research and was intrigued as I had not ever heard... Read more
ARCS Oregon Scholar Alum Andrew Morris is broadening his research skillset with a post-doctoral position in Oslo, Norway.
“During my time at the University of Oregon, my lab established a collaboration with a research group in Trondheim, Norway, where I did a research exchange. I fell in love with Norway... Read more
Sunni Patton and Caroline Hernández entered the OSU Microbiology program as PhD students and recipients of notable awards from Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. Now, they have both recently received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
The NSF selects approximately 2,000 awardees... Read more
I recently spent a lovely evening at the offices of Vernier Science Education, where founders Christine and David Vernier hosted an evening with Ira Flatow, the host of NPR’s popular "Science Friday" program. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and experts about their latest research and discoveries in a... Read more
Oregon is the only state with a law designed to return taxpayer dollars every two years when there is a surplus of revenue. This year, Oregon’s kicker will send back over $5.6 billion to individual taxpayers. It is estimated that the median taxpayer will receive a credit of... Read more
