Arts Oct 09 22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur 'genius' grants By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press
Nation Oct 12 Here are this year's 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press
Nation Sep 28 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
Arts Oct 06 21 MacArthur fellows awarded $625K in 'genius grants' The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced 21 people will each receive $625,000 over five years to use as they please. The foundation has awarded the "genius grants" every year since 1981. By Associated Press
Arts Sep 26 MacArthur Foundation announces $625K genius grant recipients Female academics whose expertise and influence in areas as diverse as the impact of slavery on modern America, legislating against cyber harassment, and global warming and its effect on rising sea levels were named as three of this year's 26… By Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press
Oct 11 Why MacArthur 'genius' Viet Thanh Nguyen says writers should make people uncomfortable By Elizabeth Flock Nguyen was chosen for his writing "challenging popular depictions of the Vietnam War and exploring the myriad ways that war lives on," the foundation said. Continue reading
Sep 22 How do you turn passion into a MacArthur genius grant? By Emily Wishingrad Meet this year's winners. Continue reading
Nov 16 A bird's-eye portrait of what was once a thriving steel town By Corinne Segal Many people have never heard of Braddock, Pennsylvania, an industrial town on the Monongahela River, just a 20-minute drive from Pittsburgh. Just over 2,000 people live there. The town's defining feature is itself a remnant of outdated industry -- Andrew… Continue reading
Sep 29 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda win MacArthur fellowships By Corinne Segal Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and Broadway composer-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda join a puppeteer, a video artist, a community leader and many others as the new group of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellows. Continue reading
Sep 17 From marriage equality advocate to materials scientist, MacArthur Foundation names 21 new 'geniuses' By Victoria Fleischer What do a civil rights lawyer, a graphic memoirist and an environmental engineer have in common? They are all 2014 MacArthur Fellows. Continue reading