MacArthur Fellows Program

The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. Learn more

Elissa Hallem, Neurobiologist

Class of 2012

23 MacArthur Fellows Announced

MacArthur named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2012. Working across a broad spectrum of endeavors, the Fellows include a pediatric neurosurgeon, a marine ecologist, a journalist, a photographer, an optical physicist and astronomer, a stringed-instrument bow ... Read More

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"Player in Leaks Case, Out From Behind Camera"

From The New York Times
Laura Poitras, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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"Public Citizen's Wolfe Still Needling FDA"

From MedPage Today
Sidney Wolfe, MacArthur Fellow, 1990
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"The Genius of Pitt: Pitt-Related Researchers Awarded MacArthur Foundation Grants for Outstanding Contributions"

From Pittsburgh Quarterly
Kevin Guskiewicz, MacArthur Fellow, 2011 and Elodie Ghedin, MacArthur Fellow, 2011
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"Award-Winning Filmmaker Has Rare Key Role in Surveillance Leaks; Merger of Art, Journalism"

From the Washington Post
Laura Poitras, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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"Honoring Civil Right Hero Medgar Evers, Warrior for U.S. on More Than One Front"

From PBS Newshour
Jerry Mitchell, MacArthur Fellow, 2007 Read More

"Harnessing Human Computation"

From The Economist
Louis von Ahn, MacArthur Fellow, 2006
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"Probing the Mysteries of Probiotics"

From CNN
Sarkis Mazmanian, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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"Sarah Sze: The Stones of Venice"

From The New York Times
Sarah Sze, MacArthur Fellow, 2003
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Cecilia Conrad to Direct MacArthur Fellows Program

Cecilia Conrad, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Pomona College, has been selected to serve as the next Director of the MacArthur Fellows Program. An economist, Dr. Conrad conducts research on economic inequality. Read More
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23 MacArthur Fellows Announced

MacArthur named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2012. Working across a broad spectrum of endeavors, the Fellows include a pediatric neurosurgeon, a marine ecologist, a journalist, a photographer, an optical physicist and astronomer, a stringed-instrument bow ... Read More

Staff

Cecilia A. Conrad

Vice President, MacArthur Fellows Program

Melissa Flagg

Senior Program Officer

Marlies A. Carruth

Program Officer

Christina Lovely

Program Officer

Krista L. Pospisil

Program Officer

Laura E. Scholl

Program Officer

Maureen P. Atwell

Program Administrator

Eloise E. Daniels

Department Assistant

Diane Estes

Department Assistant

Jennifer Hazen

Program Assistant