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The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation honored 45 outstanding young scientists with scholar awards totaling  $322,500 at its 23rd annual ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon Thursday, November 20th at the Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta. ARCS Foundation Atlanta provides scholar awards to outstanding students at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College...

On October 23, more than 50 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members and guests toured the recently opened Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta. The Center is unique in that, rather than being content preserving and telling the important stories of the Civil Rights Movement, it also strives to...

On Sunday, October 5th, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held its annual Fall Cocktail Party at the home of Leslie and Skip Petter. More than 120 members and guests spent the lovely fall evening together, greeting both old and new friends. Chapter President, Jane Dolinger, welcomed everyone and quickly turned...

Forty eight members and guests of ARCS Foundation’s Atlanta Chapter recently participated in a 3 day retreat to Boulder, Colorado. The primary focus of the science-intensive program was climate change, a very timely topic!

Highlights of the trip included visits to:

• The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), where the...

On April 8, 2014, twenty-six ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members and guests met at the Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.  Allan Levey, M.D.,Ph.D., director of the Center, gave an overview of recent research.  He discussed Alzheimer's demographics, causes and medications, as well as the roles of inflammation, diet and stress.  Malu...

Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., who took office last January as the 11th President of Morehouse College, stressed the importance of STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in higher education and the world during his talk to the Atlanta Chapter membership in early January. He credited former Morehouse President Walter...

ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter was recently recognized as one of Georgia Tech's most generous benefactors and welcomed into The Hill Society of Georgia Tech. The Hill Society, which is named for the historic center of the Georgia Tech campus, honors and celebrates principal philanthropists for their dedication to the Georgia Institute...