Macarthur Foundation

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  

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  

A papermaker, an investigative reporter and a health services innovator are among 24 recipients of MacArthur Foundation genius grants, which give $500,000, "no strings attached," over the next five years to help foster creativity and potential to make important contributions.  

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, [...]  

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.  

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.  

Lin He, an assistant professor of molecular and cell biology in the College of Letters and Science, and computer scientist Maneesh Agrawala are among 24 new MacArthur "genius" Fellows announced on Sept. 22 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He's award is the 12th MacArthur award won by a member of the L&S faculty. read more  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat hopes her "genius grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will bring attention to the wealth of talent struggling to be heard in her impoverished Caribbean homeland.  

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...  

Daniel Sigman, a Princeton University biogeochemist who has conducted pioneering work exploring the large-scale systems that have supported life on the planet throughout the millennia, has been selected as a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. Also chosen was Theodore Zoli, a 1988 alumnus and a visiting lecturer in Princeton's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 2003. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that they...