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February 13, 2009 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting
MacArthur's President discusses the Foundation's support for science, focusing especially on research around conservation and climate change. Read More
February 3, 2009 - Press release
Helping Threatened Ecosystems & Societies Adapt to Climate Change
Recognizing the significant impacts climate change is already having on both nature and people, MacArthur announced it is providing $2 million to the World Wildlife Fund and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Read More
November 21, 2008 - Publication
The Science, Technology and Security (STS) Initiative
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation launched the Science, Technology and Security Initiative in 2003 to develop and maintain a cadre of scientists and other technical experts Read More
October 6, 2008 - Press release
$50 Million to Protect Biodiversity Threatened by Climate Change
MacArthur is committing $50 million to help conservation groups working in eight biodiversity hotspots preserve biodiversity in the face of climate change. Read More
October 6, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Climate Plenary
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton reviews how the Foundation's thinking about conservation has evolved, outlines its grantmaking strategy in the area, and announces a $50 million commitment to climate change adaptation. Read More
September 25, 2008 - In the Media
"'World's Biggest Science Celebration' Launches on Pedal Power"
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September 16, 2008 - From the field
World’s Largest Science Festival Begins This Week in Chicago
The world’s largest science celebration kicked off today with an experiment involving city and civic leaders riding a fleet of more than 20 stationary bicycles to power a press conference. Read More
September 16, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Launch of Science Chicago
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses Science Chicago, which will educate, inspire, and change lives, reaching out to four million people – 700,000 of them children and teenagers – with thousands of inter-related activities and events. Read More
July 29, 2008 - Press release
Civic Leaders Announce Unprecedented Year-Long Initiative: World’s Largest Science Celebration
Chicago’s leading scientific, academic, corporate and non-profit institutions gathered to announce plans for the world’s largest science celebration, scheduled to launch this fall. Read More
July 29, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Press Announcement of Science Chicago
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton announces the Foundation's support for Science Chicago. Read More
July 2, 2008 - Publication
White House Needs Science and Tech Expertise
The White House lacks the science and technology expertise necessary to adequately address key policy issues, from energy and the environment to national security, according to a new report from the Woodrow Wilson Center for International ... Read More
June 3, 2008 - Press release
Carnegie Institution for Science Receives Grant for Rainforest Monitoring
The Carnegie Institution for Science today announced a $1.8 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to create a database of plant chemical and remote sensing signatures for tropical forest species. Read More
May 28, 2008 - From the field
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Receives Support for Conserving Biodiversity Hotspots
MacArthur recently committed $12 million in new funds for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) to help conserve biodiversity hotspots, the most threatened and biologically rich areas on Earth. Read More
April 29, 2008 - From the field
New Map Identifies Conservation Priorities in Madagascar
Two MacArthur Fellows have created a new map of conservation priorities in Madagascar, among the world’s most significant biodiversity hotspots and a focus of MacArthur’s conservation grantmaking. With funding from the Foundation, Patricia Wright ... Read More
April 1, 2008 - Info sheet
The Law and Neuroscience Project
The goal of the Law and Neuroscience Project is to help create an evidence base about the brain and its underlying mechanisms of behavior and decision-making that reflects advances in neuroscience. Read More
