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The 2019 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Annual Meeting and Luncheon was held on Wednesday, May 8, at the Margaret Mitchell House.  During the meeting, the membership approved the proposed Board slate, and Susan McGonigle explained how our partner universities select the scholars for the Atlanta Chapter.   

The luncheon speaker was... Read more

One of my favorite jobs as ARCS Foundation Atlanta President is making the site visits to all of our partner schools each spring. Organized by University Relations co-chairs Carolynn Cooper and Linda Kay McGowan, we travel to each school to meet with school officials and review ARCS guidelines and deadlines.... Read more

In late October, twenty-eight ARCS members enjoyed a guided tour of The David J. Sencer CDC Museum.  The museum’s mission is to educate visitors about the value of prevention–based public health, while collecting, preserving, and presenting the CDC’s rich heritage and vast accomplishments.  Our guide was the former Communications Director... Read more

ARCS Foundation Scholar Erin Baker says that her scholar award changed her life.  While conducting graduate research on the immune system in the genetics department at UGA, Erin encountered a roadblock.  She needed a way to build upon analyses typically performed in a culture dish so she could understand how... Read more