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January 15, 2013 - From the field
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MacArthur Fellow Lures Giant Squid into Spotlight

Edith Widder, a Florida-based biologist, deep-sea explorer, and 2006 MacArthur Fellow has helped to catch the elusive giant squid on camera in the wild. A specialist in bioluminescence, a chemically-produced light characteristic of some ocean-dwelling creatures ... Read More
January 14, 2013 - Video

"Giant Squid Video Resulted From Biologist's Invented Lure"

From Los Angeles Times
Edith Widder, MacArthur Fellow, 2006
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January 11, 2013 - Video

"Caregifted: Free Vacations For Exhausted Caregivers"

From MYNorthwest.com
Heather McHugh, MacArthur Fellow, 2009
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January 11, 2013 - Video

"Death of a Prisoner"

From The New York Times
Laura Poitras, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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December 13, 2012 - In the Media

"Cellist Found Her Own Path to Performing Concerto"

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Alisa Weilerstein, MacAthur Fellow, 2011
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December 7, 2012 - Video

"Miguel Zenón and Dafnis Prieto At Newport"

From NPR Music
MacArthur Fellows: Dafnis Prieto (2011), Miguel Zenón (2008)
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December 2, 2012 - Video

"'Genius Grant' Recipient Studying Gulf Dead Zones Traces Career Path From Coastal Bend"

From caller.com
Nancy Rabalais, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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December 2, 2012 - Video

"Prodigy Cellist Arrives in O.C. on Success Wave"

From the Orange County Register
Elisa Weilerstein, MacArthur Fellow, 2011
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November 26, 2012 - Video

"Always a Pioneer, Artist Xu Bing Now Takes the Novel Beyond the Written Word"

From Asia Society
Xu Bing, MacArthur Fellow, 1999
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November 26, 2012 - Video

"The Genius Series: MacArthur Winner Sarkis Mazmanian"

From the Los Angeles Magazine
Sarkis Mazmanian, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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November 25, 2012 - Video

"Study Questions Tax Breaks’ Effect on Retirement Savings"

From The New York Times
Raj Chetty, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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November 22, 2012 - In the Media

"Mexico: Risking Life for Truth"

From The New York Review of Books
Alma Guillermoprieto, MacArthur Fellow, 1995
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November 19, 2012 - Video

"What's The Big Idea? Pentagon Agency Backs Student Tinkerers To Find Out"

From NPR
Saul Griffith, MacArthur Fellow, 2007
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November 16, 2012 - In the Media

"Claire Chase and Her Flute"

From American Public Media
Claire Chase, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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November 14, 2012 - In the Media

"Composers and Performers Unite in a Young Music 'Lab'"

From The Wall Street Journal
Claire Chase, MacArthur Fellow, 2012
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June 21, 2012 - Press Release
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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
October 2, 2012 - Press Release
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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

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