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ARCS Atlanta’s Fall Party “Autumn Supper in the Bayou” took place on Sunday, September 28th at the beautiful home of Mary and Tom Watson. Eighty members and guests enjoyed a delicious dinner of creole shrimp and chicken while listening to a jazz trio! A very festive evening!

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Fall is the time we welcome new members into our chapter. This year we have three amazing women joining us and they bring a wealth of talent and experience to ARCS Atlanta.

Suzette Brading has a long history of involvement in the Atlanta community. She has been a member of the...

It’s a very good beginning….

The 2025-26 year for ARCS® Atlanta is off to a very exciting start! Just as many anticipate the start of a new school year with great excitement, our chapter looks forward to the Scholar Awards Celebration and recognizing our new scholars on November 12^th. ...

ARCS SCHOLAR ENRICHMENT SERIES

Program #1

October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Assessing the Commercial Potential of Your Doctoral Research

Presented by Chris Klaus

Technology Visionary, Entrepreneur and Founder of Internet Security Systems

Please join us for a one-hour virtual session with Chris Klaus, a Georgia Tech alumnus, and...

ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award for Community Service by Georgia Life Sciences. The award was presented on August 26^th at the Georgia Life Sciences Summit and accepted by Frances Swensson, President of ARCS Atlanta. 

“We are deeply honored to receive the Golden...

Anna Cole is an ARCS Atlanta Scholar Alum and recipient of the Glenn Award at Emory University. She continues to pursue her doctorate in Cancer Biology as a Laney Graduate School Fellow in the Paulos Lab at Emory. Anna was recently featured in Winship Magazine.

The Power of Immune Cell...

The ARCS Atlanta Scholar Awards Celebration will be held at the Piedmont Driving Club, on November 12, 2025, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. It is a not-to-be-missed event as ARCS Atlanta will celebrate our outstanding scholars at Emory University, Georgia Tech, Morehouse College, and University of Georgia. 

Planning is well underway...

ARCS Atlanta will hold our bi-annual retreat in Chicago next Spring, April 22-26, 2026. Space is limited but there are still some spots available, so please check your calendar. We have several exciting events planned, and we would love to have you join us. The retreat brochure and registration information is...

This past year, fundraising was very strong with total scholar award donations of approximately $425,000. A record number of ARCS Atlanta members gave at the Century Level and several new non-members prospects were identified. Our corporate donors, which include Joachim Herz Stiftung, Northside Hospital, Genuine Parts and Georgia-Pacific continued their on-going...

The ARCS Atlanta Chapter has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award for Community Service by Georgia Life Sciences. The award was presented in late August at the Georgia Life Sciences Summit and accepted by Frances Swensson, President of ARCS Atlanta.

In presenting the award, Maria Thacker Goethe, President & CEO of Georgia Life...