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March 2, 2012 - From the field
In Russia, Online Speech Remains Free from Government Control
A new report examines the Russian blogosphere, Twitter, and other media sources and finds vibrant and diverse discourse on Russian political and social issues. Read More
March 1, 2012 - In the Media
"Students Create Apps to Help Communities"
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February 27, 2012 - Press release
Online, Young People Also Develop Learning Skills
A study from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, a MacArthur grantee, examines how young people seek out and evaluate information online. Read More
February 27, 2012 - Press release
MacArthur Announces Grant to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur today announced a $500,000 grant to the newly launched Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) to support online and on-the-road efforts to engage young people in civic life and deter bullying. Read More
February 27, 2012 - Commentary
Connie Yowell Describes MacArthur's Partnership with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur Director of Education Connie Yowell discusses the alignment between the goals of the Born This Way Foundation and MacArthur. Read More
February 13, 2012 - Press release
Citywide Data Collection Project
With the help of a $300,000 grant from MacArthur, Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a proposal to have Chapin Hall work with the City's Chief Data Officer to document citywide data. Read More
January 30, 2012 - From the field
Carnegie Airborne Observatory Keeps Tabs on Amazon's Ecosystem
Using a spectrometer and a small plane that bounces lasers off the jungle floor 400,000 times per second, researchers have shed light on both the incredible diversity and increased deforestation in the Peruvian rainforest. Read More
January 19, 2012 - Publication
Lady Gaga Partners with Berkman Center and MacArthur to Launch Born This Way Foundation
Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, will officially launch the Born This Way Foundation on February 29 at an event co-hosted by MacArthur and Harvard’s Berkman Center. Read More
December 19, 2011 - From the field
Apps for Metro Chicago Winners Announced
Winners of the Apps 4 Metro Chicago Grand Challenge and the Innovate Illinois Award were announced.
Read a Chicago Tribune article about the winners.
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December 11, 2011 - Commentary
MacArthur's Robert Gallucci On What to Do, and Not Do, About North Korea
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il creates some opportunities and potential traps for the administration and senior leaders in the United States, says MacArthur President Robert Gallucci. Read More
November 17, 2011 - Press release
National Competition Selects 12 Libraries and Museums to Build Innovative Learning Labs for Teens
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition to build 21st Century learning labs in museums and libraries around the country. Read More
November 7, 2011 - Press release
MacArthur and The New York Community Trust Support Hive Digital Media Learning Fund
They create and plan their social lives digitally and can find the right app for anything. But for all their perceived savvy, many teenagers haven’t begun to explore technology’s vast potential for learning. Read More
November 2, 2011 - Press release
MacArthur Partners with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur and Born This Way Foundation have partnered to raise the profile of issues related to digital media learning. Read More
November 1, 2011 - In the Media
"App competition seeks to improve civic life"
From WBEZ Chicago Read More
October 12, 2011 - From the field
Technology Supports Better Forest Management
MacArthur grantee the Carnegie Institution for Science's imaging spectrometer has proven successful in instantly gathering a vast amount of information about unexplored tracts of tropical rainforest. Read More
