On January 16, members of the Phoenix chapter watched neurosurgeon Nader Sanai remove a tumor from a 71-year-old woman’s brain (with her prior permission, of course) ever so delicately
We have had a busy two months of ARCS activities. At the December luncheon, Kimberly Olney, University Relations chair for ASU (right), introduced two Scholars who gave spirited, illustrated talks about their work and its real-world applications. Brooke Sykes (left) studies
Last month, the NAU site visit was held on Zoom. Four Scholars, three administrators, and the head of the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science talked with 10 Chapter members gathered at the home of Lynn Sonntag, along with several other members online. Beatrice Bock, a Woodrow Endowment and Temple... Read more
Welcome to another wonderful year for the ARCS Phoenix Chapter making an impact on STEM through our support of talented scholars. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Judy LeMarr and her Board for leading our Chapter so successfully these past two years. She collaborated diligently with our... Read more
Marina Mancuso, the Ralph and Sandra Matteucci scholar for two years, graduated in December from Arizona State University. Her PhD dissertation was titled, "Climate and Infection-Age on West Nile Virus Transmission." As an applied mathematician, Marina bridges the knowledge obtained from other fields of science, such as biology and climate science,... Read more
