Honolulu ARCS Scholar Lindsay Young is vice president for research for the National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas Program. She heads an eight-member research team that works with conservationists, filmmakers, and communication and policy experts to help protect the world’s oceans. Young is also an affiliate graduate faculty member... Read more
Honolulu ARCS Scholar Katie C.Y. Lee has demonstrated the importance of an energy regulating enzyme in heart health. “We discovered that your heart can't really be healthy without PKM2,” she says.
Building on research that Pyruvate kinase M2 plays a key role in glucose metabolism and energy expenditure, Katie demonstrated... Read more
Congratulations to 2024 ARCS Scholar Arianna Brunnell, elected president of Graduate Women in Science Hawai‘i. GWISH unites women, girls, non-binary and gender non-conforming people across all science discipline and from diverse backgrounds to provide networking, professional development, and community presence. Arianna previously served as development coordinator for the organization. A PhD... Read more
Island visitors and crossword afficianados alike recognize the nēnē goose as Hawai‘i’s State Bird. But did you know that there were once three species—one flightless—that all evolved from Canadian geese which made it to the archipelago some 500 million years ago?
The first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in geology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Haunani Kane has never lost sight of her cultural roots in pursuing her science career.
Honolulu ARCS Scholar Christopher Kang is lead author on the cover article of the February 2024 issue of the American Chemistry Societyʻs Journal of Physical Chemistry.
Chris uses simulation methodologies to study chemical properties and compounds related to permeability of medications — the passage of drugs from the... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
Honolulu ARCS Scholar S. Holden Jones has discovered a bit of good news for a critically endangered poison-dart frog. 
