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The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation honored 48 outstanding young scientists with scholar awards totaling  $345,000 at its 24th annual ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon Thursday, November 19th at the Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta. ARCS Foundation Atlanta provides scholar awards to outstanding students at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College, and University of...

On October 26, 2015, over 50 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members and guests met at the Emory Brain Health Center where Dr. Mark Rapaport, Chief of Psychiatric Services, welcomed the group, thanked ARCS Foundation Atlanta for its support of Emory University scholars, and introduced Dr. Helen Mayberg, Professor of Psychiatry...

The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held its annual Fall Cocktail Party on Sunday, September 27th, the night of the Super Blood Moon eclipse! Although it had rained earlier in the day, more than 100 members and guests were able to spend the lovely fall evening together mingling outdoors. Chapter President...

Atlanta, Georgia, July 31,2015 --- ARCS Foundation Atlanta recently received a $22,500 grant from the UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS (NYSE:UPS).

The UPS donation of $22,500 will be used to support an Atlanta Chapter ARCS Foundation Ph.D. candidate for 3 years.  The scholar will...

ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter held its annual meeting and luncheon on May 13 at the Piedmont Driving Club. The traditional close to the year began with Chapter President, Jane Dolinger, congratulating the 2014-2015 Board members on a job well done: “Each committee report illustrates once again how dynamic, productive, and successful...

On Wednesday, April 1, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held its first Donor Appreciation Reception. The event was hosted by Georgia Tech President, G. P. “Bud” Peterson and First Lady Valerie H. Peterson at the President’s Residence on the Georgia Tech campus. All donors at the Century level and above...

On March 24, 2015, over 4,000 people including more than 60 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members and guests spent “An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson” at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Tyson began the evening by welcoming ARCS Foundation members and explaining to the crowd that ARCS Foundation had...

On January 14, ARCS Foundation Atlanta was pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa A. Tedesco, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies at Emory University as the Luncheon speaker for their General Membership Meeting. Dr. Tedesco began her remarks by acknowledging the...