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... Read more
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,... Read more
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!
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. ... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
On November 5, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held a Fall Educational Event at Riverview Landing on the Chattahoochee River. Walter Brown, Senior Vice President for Development and Environmental Affairs for Jameston Properties, presented a slide show of the Ponce City Market (formerly City Hall East) renovation in which... Read more
The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation honored 42 outstanding young scientists with college scholar awards totaling $300,000 at the ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon Thursday, November 21st at the Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta.
Each scholar discussed his or her research. The scholars' research is academically fascinating but also has direct applications in medicine, engineering,... Read more
Kenneth Lyons, Jr., a recent two-year ARCS Foundation Atlanta Scholar at Morehouse College and a second-year graduate student in the Material Science and Engineering (MSE) Ph.D. program at Cornell University, was ... Read more
