Orla (they/them) is a 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. They complete research in both the Human Machine Design Lab under Dr. William Durfee and in the Medical Robotics and Devices Lab under Dr. Timothy Kowalewski. Orla’s thesis work focuses on determining if there... Read more
Fathima is an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota enrolled in the Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology graduate program.
She earned her B.S. in Biology and B.A in English from Hamline University. She is currently working in the laboratory of Dr. Bruce Blazar studying chronic graft versus host disease.... Read more
Judee Sharon scholar, scientist, entrepreneur – is leading the charge on cancer detection through a new method of biocomputing. It is called TRUMPET (Transcriptional RNA Universal Multi-Purpose gate platform). TRUMPET combines the simplicity and robustness of in vitro biocomputing methods and adds signal amplification and programmability. The result is the potential to review an... Read more
Virtual and augmented reality are more than tools for a fun video game experience. This revolutionary technology is now used for training in medical fields and workforces. But there’s only one problem: about fifty percent of the world’s population gets motion sickness. Women who use VR are more... Read more
ARCS Foundation in Minnesota held a unique event featuring the intersection of science and arts to celebrate our Scientists of the Year for 2023. The event was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota.
“If you can’t smell anything, that’s the best” is a saying that circulates the atmospheric science community. Coty Jen, ARCS Minnesota Chapter Scholar Alumni and current professor at Carnegie Mellon University, joined this community once she chose to use her degrees in chemical and mechanical engineering to study... Read more
Lola Fredrickson passed away February 15 after a brave battle with cancer.
Lola was instrumental in founding the Minnesota chapter of ARCS Foundation. In 2008, Lola was called on by the University of Minnesota to assemble a group of women who had a few things in common – passion about science... Read more
Joe is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota enrolled in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience doctoral program. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Computational Neuroscience from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2019. Before studying at the University of Minnesota, He had research experiences in neuroscience, studying epilepsy and seizures, and... Read more
Join us to celebrate 3 years of ARCS Scholar Awards!
The last time we met to give Scholar awards in-person was 3 years ago! Since then, we have given 12 awards to 10 different Scholars. In 2022 we are giving ARCS Scholar Awards to 7 University of Minnesota graduate students,... Read more
On July 19, 2022, we enjoyed the first in-person event we have held in almost 3 years! Over the past 33 months, we zoomed, celebrated Scholars, and our 2021 Scientist of the Year, Dr. Michael Osterholm. Those meetings went very well, but it wasn't the same as being together.
