Registration is now open for our capstone event, the 2024 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Scholar Awards Celebration! Come mix and mingle with our 53 outstanding scholars from UGA, Georgia Tech, Emory and Morehouse and enjoy a light lunch. Our event this year will be held on Wednesday, November 13 from 11:30am... 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
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
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
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
ARCS Atlanta’s first scholar at Georgia Tech sends her congratulations to our chapter on our 30th anniversary. Deborah Kilpatrick, a pioneer in the med-tech industry in Silicon Valley, stresses how important our award and support were to her while pursuing her PhD. Click here to see her short message:
Emerging science behind the development, presentation, and treatments of major mental illnesses
The fall educational event, held Thursday, November 3rd, took place in the Goodman Training Center at Skyland Trail. ARCS member Beth Finnerty, president and CEO of Skyland Trail was there to welcome us. Approximately twenty-seven members attended the... Read more
2020-22 Herz Global Impact Scholar at Georgia Institute of Technology
“The Herz Global Impact Award has greatly improved my quality of life and granted me many opportunities to further continue my education. I have been able to fund conference and travel expenses comfortably.” -Ziad Rashed
2019-22 Herz Global Impact Scholar at the University of Georgia
“The impact the Global Impact Award has had on my research is immense. I can now spend more time in the lab, without worrying about my finances. I am more productive in the lab than ever. I have also found... Read more
