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Arts Oct 01

Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, Sterlin Harjo among this year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

Arts Oct 04

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Who are the 2023 MacArthur fellows? Here’s a list

The 2023 fellows include a scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate.

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

Science Nov 05

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This researcher seeks farming solutions that are easier on the land and more profitable

To feed the world and then some, farms and pastures take up a lot of space and inevitably take a significant toll on the environment.

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Nation Sep 28

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Here are this year’s MacArthur fellows and ‘genius grant’ recipients

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced the 25 recipients, who will each receive $625,000.

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Nation Oct 11

10 ways this year’s MacArthur Fellows find their ‘genius’

How does someone become a so-called “genius”? We reached out to a few of them to ask about their “secret sauce.”…

By Teresa Carey, Patty Gorena Morales

Jan 06

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For children with disabilities, making the world a custom fit out of cardboard

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Jan 05

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MacArthur fellow LaToya Ruby Frazier captures the town that survived

By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson

Braddock, Pennsylvania, was once a thriving steel town before the town’s industry collapsed. It's where LaToya Ruby Frazier grew up, like her mother and grandmother before her, and it's where the visual artist and 2015 MacArthur fellow has returned to…

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Oct 21

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Why we need poetry to slow us down

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For MacArthur fellow Ellen Bryant Voigt, nature has always served as an inspiration for her poetry. She speaks about her love for natural beauty and need for solitude, as well as poetry’s gift for slowing us down.

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Oct 13

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Ellen Bryant Voigt reads ‘Storm’

By Mary Jo Brooks

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