By providing financial awards to outstanding US citizens
ARCS Inspires STEM opportunities in Georgia
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FEATURED NEWS
On November 21, 2019, the Atlanta Chapter celebrated with our 57 outstanding young scientists. They received ARCS Scholar Awards totaling over $461,000 at our 27th annual Scholar Awards Luncheon.
UGA Scholar Amy Briggs
Amy researches how humans and changing environmental conditions affect ecosystems, working in coral reefs in the tropical Pacific. She is investigating drivers of reef microbial communities and how microbes affect the broader reef ecosystem.
Upon graduation, Malik plans to attend a Medical Scientist Training Program to pursue his MD/PhD. He hopes to build upon his recent experience at Vanderbilt University where his research focused on innate immune memory.
Chanel Frazier, Managing Director at BlackRock, is the Global Head of Business Strategy for the Portfolio Management Group (PMG) and the Head of the Atlanta Innovation Hub. It was an honor for ARCS Atlanta to highlight Ms. Frazier during our 2021 Scholar Awards Celebration. She is a superb representative... Read more
The line between what is necessary and what is right falls in a different place for each of us. I am constantly impressed that ARCS members so often do things that are far beyond what is necessary. They do them because it... Read more
It is hard to believe that as of January 2022, we are 2/3 of the way through our strategic plan – it seems like yesterday we were filling out surveys and holding meetings to create our mission, vision, and plan. In hindsight, our timing was quite fortuitous; in the throes... Read more