As many of you may know, the ARCS National organization recently approved Psychology as an area of study. Georgia Tech just became the second university to receive approval from ARCS to nominate new scholars in this field. I was surprised to learn that Tech has been teaching Psychology for 100... Read more
Our ARCS Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon was on May 8 at the Ansley Golf Club, with 66 members in attendance. A panel of our scholars engaged in an interesting discussion with Bill Liss, husband of member Debbie Liss, as moderator. Our scholars Logan Kavanaugh, a PhD candidate in... Read more
ARCS Foundation Atlanta chapter is honored to announce our 2024-2025 Board of Directors. We would like to send a special thank you to these women for their dedicated service to our chapter.
2024 Scholar Awards Celebration Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Piedmont Driving Club
Building on the success of our 2023 Scholar Awards Celebration, we are already well underway with the planning for 2024. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 13, 2024. We have a new venue and a new time! We will... Read more
ARCS board members and Emory donors paid an onsite visit in May to the brand-new Health Sciences Research Building II. The building provides lab facilities for cardiology, pediatric, pulmonary, vaccine and several other areas of research. We had a very interesting visit to Dr. Santangelo’s lab where they are studying... Read more
What is your favorite social media platform? Did you know ARCS Foundation Atlanta is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn? Follow us and like us! Most weeks we highlight a scholar or donor. Here are the links: Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and ... Read more
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Alejandro Toriello, a distinguished professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech, was appointed as the Scientific Director of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) on December 1, 2023. Read more details about Dr.... Read more
A story on NPR about the best scientific inventions caught my attention recently. They asked people what they believed was the most important scientific contribution. As you can imagine, the answers varied greatly. Some answers were obvious, like fire, but most were more personal. One contributor said the washing machine... Read more
Over 65 ARCS members and guests gathered at the downtown Capital City Club on January 17, 2024, for one of the most exciting General Membership Meetings in recent memory. Former ARCS Scholar Dr. Eric DeJesus spoke about the formation of his new company, Annate BiTherapeutics, Inc. which is based on... Read more
One of the most enjoyable ways ARCS members connect is through field trips centered around our common interest in groundbreaking science. Our recent field trip to the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech was the perfect opportunity to learn about the timely and important issue of sustainability. ... Read more
