PhD student Lizzy Crist was awarded a 2021-22 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, which supports outstanding University of Minnesota PhD students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research.
Lizzy is developing a 3D microfluidic device that models breast cancer metastasis, the process of cancer cells spreading throughout a patient’s body. A highly tunable in... Read more
Has the world-wide pandemic crisis changed attitudes about science?
On November 19, 2020, Dr. Jayshree Seth presented the 2020 update from global surveys taken both before and after the pandemic. View video to hear the continuation of this important conversation.... Read more
On October 21, 2020, we celebrated 6 Minnesota Chapter Scholars and heard our Scientist of the Year, Dr. Rhonda Franklin who inspired us with her personal story. Read more
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Crist, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering has been named one of the four awardees of the 2020 IEM Junior Investigator Pilot Project . This program was instituted at this year’s IEM Annual Conference. The purpose of this new format is to seed new connections across IEM that bring... Read more
We are pleased to announce that the Minnesota Chapter Scientist of the Year for 2020 is Rhonda Franklin, PhD. Dr. Franklin is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota and dedicates her time and energy to inspiring the next... Read more
Over 120 people from around the country registered for ARCS Foundation, Minnesota Chapter’s webinar on “The Need for Science Advocacy.” We had the great privilege of hearing Jayshree Seth present the provocative findings of 3M’s State of Science Index, a multi-year global survey of attitudes about science. This... Read more
The Minnesota Chapter of ARCS is pleased to present a free online webinar on the global perception of science and the important need for science advocacy on Monday, May 4 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm CDT.
3M Corporation hosted a visit of our University of Minnesota ARCS Scholars along with the university’s Graduate Women in Biomedical Engineering on February 26, 2020.
3M Innovation Center
The visit kicked off with a guided tour of 3M’s Corporate Innovation Center, which included an interactive wall of notable 3M... Read more
At the National Board Meeting in Tempe, Arizona, ARCS® Foundation announced that Dr. Jessica Meir, NASA Astronaut and researcher, has been selected for membership into the respected ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame. At age 42, Meir is the youngest inductee to date. Meir is a member of NASA’s Expeditions 61... Read more
