Beyond the intrinsic value of understanding disease processes and seeking cures, biomedical research improves lives by stimulating the economy. Each dollar of research grant funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health in FY2023 generated $2.46 in economic activity, according to economic analysis by United for Medical Research. The $37.8 billion invested...
Award-winning science communicator Dr. Christie Wilcox encourages fellow scientists to share their work with the general public, colleagues who might be doing similar experiments, and potential collaborators. “If you're not putting your science out there, how is anyone supposed to find it?" asks the 2012 Honolulu ARCS Scholar alumna, who has been...
Christine Wilcox has always had an unbounded curiosity. At five years old, a teacher asked her what she liked to do for fun. Wilcox told her teacher, “I like to open the mouths of dead geckos to look at their tongues.”
“That is quintessentially me—I have always been a biologist,”...
Just moments after the National Board approved a new ARCS Sparks Award at its January meeting in Honolulu, ARCS National President Beth Wainwright bestowed the first one on Honolulu President Cheryl Ernst for organizing meeting sites and field trips for attendees.
The ARCS Sparks Award honors an ARCS member who exhibits...
Honolulu's 2013 ARCS Scientist of the Year Dr. Angel Yanagihara is portrayed in the 2023 Netflix movie Nyad in her real-life role as advisor on the team supporting Diana Nyad's drive to complete the 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida at age 60. She was the go-to expert on...
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa's Marine Biology PhD Program is the latest addition to ARCS Scholar Award programs. At its January 2024 meeting in Honolulu, the National Board okayed Marine Biology as an ARCS-approved discipline and approved UH's interdisciplinary program for ARCS Awards. They program is run jointly by UH...
Special guest speaker is ARCS Scholar alumna and University of Hawai‘i at Manoa visiting marine scientist Dr. Philoméne Verlaan, speaking on "The Crucial Role of Scientists in Environmental Protection at Global Scale: Examples from Seabed Mining and Marine Geoengineering." An oceanographer specializing in the biogeochemistry and ecology of deep-sea...
In 1974, ARCS Foundation Los Angeles charter member Barbara Pauley invited prominent Honolulu women to the family's Honolulu property on the interior of Coconut Island in Kane‘ohe Bay to encourage establshment of a chapter in the islands. In keeping with ARCS' mission of advancine science, the family maintained close ties with...
No worries! You can watch the recorded program at your leisure. The 1980s Honolulu ARCS Scholar and 2023 ARCS Scholar Hall of Fame inductee talks about how she got interested in astronomy, why a high school chorus class was critical to her success, and the emotions accompanying the James Webb Space...
Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Drupp on his promotion to director of climate policy for Sierra Club. The 2014 Honolulu ARCS Scholar joined the environmental non-profit in 2021 as deputy legislative director for climate and clean air. He studied marine geochemistry—focusing on the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on coral reef...
Just moments after the National Board approved a new ARCS Sparks Award at its January meeting in Honolulu, ARCS National President Beth Wainwright bestowed the first one on Honolulu President Cheryl Ernst for organizing meeting sites and field trips for attendees.
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa's 
Special guest speaker is ARCS Scholar alumna and University of Hawai‘i at Manoa visiting marine scientist Dr. Philoméne Verlaan, speaking on "The Crucial Role of Scientists in Environmental Protection at Global Scale: Examples from Seabed Mining and Marine Geoengineering." An oceanographer specializing in the biogeochemistry and ecology of deep-sea...
In 1974, ARCS Foundation Los Angeles charter member Barbara Pauley invited prominent Honolulu women to the family's Honolulu property on the interior of Coconut Island in Kane‘ohe Bay to encourage establshment of a chapter in the islands. In keeping with ARCS' mission of advancine science, the family maintained close ties with...
