ARCS/MWC celebrated Scholarship and Innovation at a special evening at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on October 20, 2016. Graduate and undergraduate scholars presented their research at poster sessions in the historic NAS Great Hall, eliciting an enthusiastic response by attendees interested in learning more... Read more
The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of ARCS Foundation, Inc., will be hosting its 47th annual Scholar Awards Reception on the evening of Thursday, October 20, 2016. We are honored to welcome Diane E. Griffin MD, PhD as the 2016 Keynote Speaker. The proceedings will be held in The National Academy of... Read more
ARCS Foundation, Metro Washington Chapter, has announced their annual spring event. A Spring Celebration and Eagle Award Presentation will be held on the evening of April 19, 2016, at the Hamilton Live! in Washington, D.C. This year's Eagle Awardee, The Honorable Barbara Comstock, U.S. House of Representatives (Virginia - 10th... Read more
Stephanie Fraley, ARCS alumna (having received multiple ARCS awards, most recently in 2010-11) and a PhD recipient from Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface. This award, totaling $500,000, will be distributed in equal installments over the next five years. Its... Read more
The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of ARCS celebrated its scholars, strengthened partnerships with donors and friends, and enjoyed a special evening at the National Academy of Sciences Building for the Scholar Awards Reception on October 15, 2015. Approximately 125 persons attended the reception. Graduate and undergraduate scholars presented their research at... Read more
Stephanie Fraley, ARCS alumna (having received multiple ARCS awards, most recently in 2010-11) and a PhD recipient from Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface. This award, totaling $500,000, will be distributed in equal installments over the next five years. Its... Read more
On Thursday, January 23, 2014, Angela Messer, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, was the featured speaker at the annual ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter’s (MWC) Speaker Series. Angie has recently been asked to lead Booz Allen’s client services related to global threats to include cyber, insider and virtual world... Read more
On August 15th, MWC member, Karen Stoner, had the opportunity to travel to Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) in Tennessee as part of a professional networking trip for two MWC scholars. Rachel Lee, the 2013-14 Patricia A. Stirk Endowment Fellow and PhD candidate in... Read more
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On August 15th, MWC member, Karen Stoner, had the opportunity to travel to Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) in Tennessee as part of a professional networking trip for two MWC scholars. Rachel Lee, the 2013-14 Patricia A. Stirk Endowment Fellow and PhD candidate in...