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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital media. Key words: MacArthur Foundation, educational technology, school technology, online courses, digital media  

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital media. read more  

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  

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation granting $1.5 million for network of 20 university-based centers across Russia, increasing to over $31.6 million its cumulative support for network of Russian scientific research and education centers.read more  

by Amy Crocker It always pays to be smart, but sometimes it really pays. Last week, The MacArthur Fellows Program awarded San Francisco digital artist Camillie Utterback $500,000. Commonly referred to as a “genius grant,” this money comes with no strings attached. The MacAurther Foundation is “in support of people, not projects,” according to their website. So who is this person? For starters, she moved to San Francisco in 2005. She...  

Stuff happening around Taiwan, conference on democracy Oct 14, call for papers from EATS, and the design expo in Taichung:The Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi Univ. will soon inaugurate the MacArthur Center for Security Studies thanks to a grant from the MacArthur Foundation.The center will be devoted to security studies with a view to promoting peace and understanding across the Taiwan Strait, according to an NCCU...  

Dr. Jill Seaman, who divides her time between Bethel and southern Sudan, was named Sept. 22 as one of 24 MacArthur Fellows, earning $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years from the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.Seaman, 57, received the “Genius Award” for her years of volunteer medical practice in the war-torn African nation. In route to Sudan and unavailable for comment, she can use the...  

The MacArthur Foundation recently announced its latest round of MacArthur Fellows and recipiCients of the group's highly-coveted so-called "genius grant." Among the recently named fellows is investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, a Mississippi journalist renowned for his investigative reporting on crimes committed against civil rights activists. Mitchell talks about receiving the honor and his work for The Clarion-Ledger, the Jackson, Miss...  

The MacArthur Foundation recently announced its latest round of MacArthur Fellows and recipients of the group's highly-coveted "genius grant." Among the recently named fellows is investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, a Mississippi journalist renowned for his exploration of crimes committed against civil rights activists. Mitchell talks about receiving the honor and his extensive body of work for The Clarion-Ledger, the Jackson, Miss...  

Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman argues in the Washington Post that it was inappropriate for General Stanley McChrystal to announce his preferred Afghanistan strategy and publicly disagree with Vice President Joe Biden.  Such statements, Ackerman said, were “a plain violation of the principle of civilian control.”  The New America Foundation’s Michael Cohen makes a similar [...]