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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.

Minnesota Chapter Scholar Awards!

This year we gave awards to 6 outstanding graduate students in all 6 ARCS-approved departments at the University of Minnesota, including the newly approved Department of Neuroscience. These students have been identified by their departments for their potential to have a great impact on advancing science in...

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...

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 generation of STEM leaders.

Building on the...

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 was...

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.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.  

Dr. Jayshree Seth, 3M Chief Science Advocate, will provide an overview of...

ARCS® Foundation is pleased to announce it has approved adding the Department of Neuroscience within the University of Minnesota Medical School to its approved departments for funding. U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Minnesota’s Neuroscience program tenth among those of other US public universities in 2020.

During ARCS...

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 scientists and...

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 and...