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The Lazy Days of Summer are short-lived for our chapter!  

In fact, well before the leaves begin to change color and cover our lawns with thick layers of red, yellow, and brown, our members have set a busy pace of activity.  Members spent many hours making plans...

ARCS Atlanta is incredibly excited to begin a new initiative to create ways to expand awareness about our organization through the use of Technology. And as the new VP-Technology, ARCS ATL member Erin Dasher is leading us into this new arena of communicating to larger communities, letting them know about the...

ARCS Foundation Atlanta funds 53 Scholars at Georgia Tech, Emory, UGA, and Morehouse. Their research is extraordinary. Now, more people are discovering it. 

In mid-August, we began putting our Scholars at the center of our social media: short videos filmed in their own labs, with Scholars explaining their research in their...

As America marks 250 years of ingenuity, ARCS Atlanta extends its legacy by honoring both service to country and service to humanity through science. Since 1992, the chapter has awarded over $8.6 million in Scholar Awards for 1286 individual scholar awards - impacting 636 individual scholars. This year's 53 scholars represent...

Our new members have too many accomplishments to list so a short introduction to each of these women is all our newsletter can accommodate.  Please take the time to introduce yourself and get to know these remarkable women better at upcoming ARCS events.

Barbara Zehnbauer

Barbara is a scientist with a...

ARCS Atlanta is excited to welcome a new corporate donor, UCB. The company is sponsoring Joshua Weiss, a first-year Scholar at The University of Georgia.

UCB is a $8.9 billion global biopharma company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium establishing its US headquarters in Atlanta in 1993. Founded in 1928, UCB researches, develops...

ARCS Atlanta’s Fall Party was hosted by Suzette and Stan Brading on Sunday,  October 11th. Hurricane Isaias cooperated and left the Atlanta area on Saturday allowing for a beautiful evening. Attendees enjoyed cocktails and appetizers inside and outside around the pool, serenaded by “Frank Sinatra” followed by a delicious buffet supper...

ARCS Atlanta is pleased to welcome and support 53 Scholars for the 2026 – 2027 year. 

Emory University: 15 Scholars (6 third-year, 4 second-year and 5 first-year).

Georgia Tech: 15 Scholars (4 third-year, 8 second-year and 3 first-year).

University of Georgia: 15 Scholars (6 third-year, 4 second-year and 5 first-year).

Morehouse...

Jordan Argrett is a former ARCS Scholar at the University of Georgia, Class of 2026. He received his Ph.D. from the Odum School of Ecology, studying the above and below-ground interactions of parasitic plants, their hosts, and soil microbes. Jordan received his B.S. in Environmental Science from Emory University.

ARCS recently...

At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the membership approved the addition of nine new members.  All these women have amazing backgrounds and are committed to the ARCS mission of advancing science in Georgia.  We hope everyone will welcome our new members and join us as we celebrate them at our Fall cocktail...