Sarah Caballero, food science and technology, won the Oregon State 3MT® Competition and will go on to compete regionally in Denver at the Western Association of Graduate Schools in March. Second place was nabbed by Jessica Osanya, applied economics, and People's Choice Award winner was Esteban Hernandez, chemistry.
ARCS Foundation Oregon alum Adrienne Chan of Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) has spent the past year balancing intense academic demands with ambitious research goals in marine ecology. Research, teaching, completing coursework for a minor in mathematics, and pursuing a prestigious NOAA National Marine Fisheries...
ARCS Foundation Oregon scholar Katie Stelling has set a blistering pace for the last few months! Katie, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS), has traveled the world and the nation to pursue her science.
Our brains are made up of billions of tiny cells called neurons, which communicate using electrical impulses. When neurons connect, they do so at a specialized point called a synapse. Synapses are essential for processing everything we experience—sensation, perception, and thought.
The most well-known type of synapse is the chemical synapse...
In the complex world of neurology, where the mysteries of the central nervous system are unraveled, ARCS scholar Nathan Anderson's MS research at the University of Oregon stands out as a unique blend of scientific inquiry and personal mission. Nathan's work focuses on a protein called Vnd, a key player in...
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 the...
As the 2024-2025 academic year begins, graduate students are getting organized in Oregon for the next year of their march towards a PhD. Thanks to donors and members, ARCS Oregon will give financial support to dozens of PhD students in various scientific fields.
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 an average life expectancy of...
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 dioxide...
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 coexistence...
