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As members of ARCS Colorado Chapter, we are all proud to grant scholar awards to our outstanding scholars each fall.  Many of us enjoy meeting and talking with them at Meet and Greets and then honoring them at the Scholar Recognition Lunch every November.  We also treasure our friendships with our fellow Chapter members forged...

Mundo writes, “As a first-generation student who comes from an underrepresented background, being part of the (ARCS) community has been uplifting. Being a medical student during the pandemic has presented unique challenges, but I also think it has prepared me for future challenges in medicine. I have been completing my clinical...

Sean Hansen is an inspiring example of the scientists of the future.  This University of Colorado Denver ARCS scholar biochemistry/bioengineering double major graduates in May with several honors and is giving his department’s graduation speech. He has already been accepted to the MS program for neuro/bioengineering.  His senior project is developing...

Brittany Close is pursuing her Bioengineering BS degree at the University of Colorado Denver, with the goal of attending medical school, then practicing obstetrics and gynecology.  She recently wrote to tell us about her current research.  “My original research focused on testing for the prevalence of antibiotic resistance by collecting soil...

Nancy Louise Naylor Kerr
July 17, 1943 - December 8, 2020 

Long time ARCS member Nancy Louise Naylor Kerr passed away December 8, 2020. Nancy believed that education is the most important asset a person could have and ARCS was a perfect fit for her.  During more than twenty years of ARCS membership...

ARCS New Member: Michelle A. Marks, PhD
Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver
 

Michelle Marks has been chancellor of CU Denver since July 1, 2020. A longtime leader in higher education, Dr. Marks has the business acumen of an experienced senior administrator as well as the spirit of an academic. She...

Lyda Ludeman
Doctor of Science, honoris causa, CU Anschutz
 

The University of Colorado Board of Regents announced in January its selection of this year’s recipients of Honorary Degrees, Distinguished Service Awards, and University Medals.  Lyda Ludeman, longtime ARCS member, V.P of University Relations, and President (2006-2008) is one of them!  Lyda...

The Intersection of STEM Research and STEM Outreach Education
at the University of Colorado Boulder
An article by Nancy Kellogg, PhD
ARCS CU Boulder Liaison and Alum (1966, 1980)
 

The University of Colorado Boulder campus is a treasure trove of many intersections between STEM research and pre K-12 STEM education. This article focuses...