A cartographer, a composer, an archaeologist, a neurobiologist and an astrophysicist are among this year's MacArthur Fellows, one of the most prestigious cash awards given to "extraordinarily talented ...
Award-winning novelist Tommy Orange made headlines Wednesday when he won a MacArthur Fellowship — often referred to as a “genius grant.” But it turns out the Oakland writer had been keeping the intel ...
NEW YORK, NY – Researchers, Nabarun Dasgupta and Teresa Puthussery, are among those named as 2025 MacArthur Fellows, one of the United States’ most prestigious honors recognizing exceptional ...
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors are among a select group of newly annointed geniuses. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named atmospheric scientist Ángel Adames ...
A couple months ago, Margaret Wickens Pearce received a string of calls her phone kept flagging as potential spam. After swatting a number away to voicemail, Pearce finally received a text from ...
A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a... Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 ...