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Supporting Long-Term Relief Efforts in Haiti

March 11, 2010

To support relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake, MacArthur is investing nearly $2.2 million. Read more »

Media Grantmaking, Population & Reproductive Health, Press Releases

How Housing Matters to Children, Families & Communities

February 23, 2010

As part of a $25 million initiative, 13 institutions are receiving $6 million in competitive research grants seeking to produce a base of empirical evidence to show how housing affects children and adults. Learn more »

Affordable Housing, Press Releases

New Report on "Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future"

January 13, 2010

A new report offers policymakers ways to address the nation's fiscal problems and confront its rapidly growing debt. Read more »

Policy Research, Press Releases

New Research Predicts Longer Life Expectancy for Americans

December 14, 2009

Current government projections may significantly underestimate the future life expectancy of Americans, according to new research from the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society. Read more »

Policy Research, Research Networks, Press Releases

Cornell’s Dan Huttenlocher Joins MacArthur Board

January 7, 2010

Daniel Huttenlocher, Dean of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University, has been named to serve on MacArthur’s Board of Directors. Read more »

Board of Directors, Press Releases

New Website Highlights Architecture, History of Chicago's Marquette Building

January 12, 2010

A new website opens the doors of the historic Marquette Building, a Chicago landmark and one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers, to visitors from around the world. Read more »

Press Releases

24 New MacArthur Fellows Announced

September 22, 2009

Recipients learned by a phone call out of the blue from the Foundation that they will each receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years. Read more »

MacArthur Fellows, Press Releases

Seizing the Opportunity: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing

Almost everyone rents their home at some point in their lives, but the supply of affordable rental housing is shrinking. Watch »

Affordable Housing, Multimedia