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Trista McKenzie with backpack
Video Conversations Highlight Scholar Research
Hydrogeology scholar Trista McKenzie meets the donor who made her ARCS Award possible and describes techniques she uses to monitor isle water quality.
Ruthsenne Perron at computer
Supporting Science for More than 40 Years
A video marking the Honolulu Chapter’s 40th anniversary highlights ARCS Scholar work to engineer a better stethoscope and sequence coral genetics.
Emily Levesque giving Tedx talk with glass photographic plate and inset of her book The Last Stargazers
Honolulu Scholar Alum Stars in Book Talks
Honolulu ARCS Scholar and University of Washington astronomer shares both science and behind-the-scenes stories of astronomy in her book for everyday readers.
Patty Lee, Philomene Verlaan and Sui-Lan Ellsworth in Waikiki
Membership Brings Good Company Together for a Good Cause
Gain access to events both social and educational, such as our Heart of Gold luncheon featuring returning Scholar Alum Dr. Philomene Verlaan, center.
Eric VanderWerf holding bird

Honolulu Alum Relocates Birds to Dodge Rising Sea Levels

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2023

1996 ARCS Scholar Eric VanderWerf is relocating seabirds whose habitat lies just six feet above current sea level in a race against climate change. "Tern Island is washing away" as sea levels rise, the biologist told the Associated Press. Pacific Rim Conservation, the non-profit VanderWerf founded with his wife and... Read more