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A photojournalist and an investigative reporter are among the 24 MacArthur Fellows awarded $500,000 in "no strings attached" funding over the next five years. Earlier today, the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2009 fellows -- a list that includes photographer Lynsey Addario and Jerry Mitchell, a reporter at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. Addario, a photojournalist based in Istanbul, was chosen by the...  

For more information, contact: Brian Cox, HNTB public relations brcox@hntb.com; (816) 527-2056 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 28, 2009) — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that Ted Zoli, HNTB Corporation vice president and technical director, bridges, has been named one of 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2009. read more  

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has handed out its yearly Genius Awards to 24 American geniuses. The 24 individuals are being rewarded for creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. Only U.S. citizens and residents...read more  

CHICAGO (AP) -- A newspaper reporter and a law professor are among 24 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships are awarded by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. One ...  

MacArthur Foundation released this year's grant recipients today. I don't know any of them but apparently they are famous because half of them have Wikipedia entries. (In case if you are wondering, no, I do not have one, because I'm not "worthy of notice". Don't even get me...read more  

CHICAGO — John A. Rogers, a University of Illinois professor in material sciences and an world leader in developing "flexible electronics," is among 24 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The 42-year-old Flory-Founder Chair and his team of researchers at the UI have in recent years been working on ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes, electronic eye cameras and stretchable integrated circuits. Their work may...  

24 New MacArthur Fellows Announced Source: MacArthur Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2009. The new Fellows work across a broad spectrum of endeavors. They include an infectious disease physician, an ornithologist, a painter, a photojournalist, a bridge engineer, a climate scientist, an economist, a papermaker, [...]  

Today the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation celebrates 24 creative individuals who will receive one of the Foundation's annual $500,000 awards--the famous "genius grants." Three writers were included among the winners: author Edwidge Danticat (pictured), short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg, and poet Heather McHugh. Here's more from Danticat, from a NY Times article: "It felt incredibly, wonderfully surreal ... What artists...  

The following 24 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: --Lynsey Addario, 35, photojournalist, Istanbul, Turkey. Creating a visual record of major conflicts and humanitarian ...  

Two Yale faculty members have been named MacArthur Foundation Fellows for 2009, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced. Mary Tinetti, M.D., the Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health and Richard O.  

Wikicommons​Great news today for local literature. Miami author Edwidge Danticat, 40, was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "Genius" grant. Besides the obvious prestige, the award comes packaged with a hefty sum: $100,000 a year for five...  

The MacArthur Foundation today named 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2009. This past week, the recipients learned in a single phone call from the Foundation that they will each receive $500,000 in "no strings attached" support over the next five years. - MacArthur Fellows Program Press Release  

Newspaper reporter Jerry Mitchell, who refused to forget decades-old murders, was among 24 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.  

Beth Shapiro, Shaffer Career Development Assistant Professor of Biology at Penn State, has been selected as a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. According to the foundation, the prestigious award is given to talented individuals, in a variety of fields, who have shown exceptional creativity, originality, ...  

The MacArthur Foundation has named two dozen new fellows in a variety of fields, including mathematics, science, medicine art and literature. The "genius" grants don't award a specific work or, necessarily, a completed achievement; rather, they tend to be awarded...