Scholar News

On April 19, 2026, Georgia Tech scholars and several ARCS Atlanta members met for an impromptu gathering at Antico Pizza. Pictured here are Herz Global Impact Scholar Maya Levitan and ARCS Atlanta Chapter President Frances Swensson.

The 2026 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter Annual Meeting was held at The Cherokee Town Club on May 6th. The meeting was called to order by Frances Swensson, President, promptly at 10:15 am.

Prior to the business of the Board Meeting, the attendees were treated to a panel discussion featuring four ARCS...

Nancy Chambers shared that 2025-2026 has been an action-packed year for ARCS Atlanta Scholar Nathan Taylor. After getting married in June, Nathan received the news that he had been selected as an ARCS Scholar at Georgia Tech which he said was “an amazing way to kick off the academic year!” Additionally...

On April 14, 2026, ARCS Atlanta Scholar Alum, Dr. Michael Davis, participated in a brilliant ARCS Forward event with current ARCS San Diego Scholar Brandon Vogt.  Dr. Michael Davis is Director of the Children’s Heart Research and Outcomes Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.  He is also a Professor and Associate...

It was an hour of pure brilliance!  On Monday, March 30, 2026, former ARCS Atlanta Scholar Simone Wien defended her dissertation before a panel of experts. Her dissertation was titled Reproductive health policy evaluation: study design considerations for operationalizing exposures, defining endpoints, and communicating findings.

As Simone pointed out at the...

Mary O’Connor, founding president of ARCS Atlanta, had lunch in November in Palo Alto, CA with Deborah Kilpatrick, PhD, a member of the inaugural class of Atlanta ARCS Scholars (1992-1993).  Dr. Kilpatrick is currently a Partner at Sonder Capital, a Silicon Valley-based firm partnering with cutting-edge companies that will transform standards...

It was a pleasure to welcome Dr. Eric DeJesus as the first ARCS Scholar to speak to the Lenbrook Community on October 16, 2025.  

As CEO of Annate Bitherapeutics, Inc., a Georgia-based biotech company working to develop new treatments for cancers, Dr. DeJesus highlighted the value of scientific research as...

The October Board Meeting was a hybrid in-person, Zoom meeting held at Portal Innovations, Science Square. Our host was Ashley Cornelison, an ARCS Atlanta member and Executive Director of Portal Innovations. The company supports early-stage biotech and medtech startups. Ashley treated the attendees to a tour of the lab space and...