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After the highly successful and well-attended Scholar Awards Celebration at Piedmont Driving Club, a follow-up email was sent to all final year scholars (those in their third year at UGA, Emory and GA Tech, and the second-year scholars at Morehouse). With sentiments of congratulations, we encouraged them to stay in touch...

ARCS Atlanta is honored to announce that Sally McDaniel is the recipient of the 2025 ARCS Light Award. Sally has been an active and dedicated member of ARCS Atlanta since 2009, consistently exemplifying exceptional service and leadership within both the Atlanta Chapter and ARCS National.

In the Atlanta Chapter, Sally served...

For those of you who enjoy perusing the ARCS Atlanta website, the Current Scholars page has just gotten even better!  As you know, this page has pictures of every scholar, the name of their donor, their area of study, how long they have been a scholar, their research interest – and...

One of the most exciting parts of our 2024 Fall Party was the auction of six items donated by several of our members and supporters -- a fabulous case of wine, a week at a house in the mountains, an elegant French picnic, a wine tasting, dinner at Lyla Lila, and...

We have had a strong start in the new fiscal year.  Our last QuickBooks report reflects a net increase of $32,127 over the same time last year.  Also, we have had more December donations this year than last, going to Scholar Awards for November of 2025.  The bottom line is that...

Our speaker at the January meeting, Dr. Jiong Yan, spoke about our delicate and precious eyesight. Her talk about macular degeneration and the beginning of a new year prompted me to look back on 2024 and all the amazing things I saw. Like many of you I marvel at my child...

Our bi-annual retreat will happen April 22-26, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.  We have booked rooms at the historic Drake Hotel and are beginning to make plans for all who attend.  

There is so much to see and do in the “City of Big Shoulders!”

We will be happy to take...

On Wednesday November 13^th, over 220 ARCS members, scholars, donors and guests came together to celebrate our fifty-three 2024 - 2025 ARCS Atlanta Scholars at our annual Scholar Awards Celebration.  This year we had a new time and venue - 11:30am to 1:30pm in the beautiful ballroom at the...

Roche Diagnostics Corporation, the global leader in in-vitro diagnostics, has partnered with ARCS Foundation on a new pilot program to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare: the severe staffing shortages currently experienced in clinical laboratories. These talent shortages, especially in top clinical roles that require special skills, present...

ARCS Foundation Atlanta has recently joined LinkedIn with an official chapter page. We will use this platform to share updates on ARCS Atlanta Scholars, donors, and chapter news. You can follow us on LinkedIn here.