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2019 MacArthur Fellows

26 Extraordinary People Demonstrate the Power of Individual Creativity
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Supporting creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
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Thirtieth Annual Staff Awards Focus on Justice

100&Change
An Extraordinary Group of Leaders, Thinkers, and Experts
Impact Investments
New $90 Million Fund to Address Global Climate Change
Climate Solutions
Infrared Tech Reveals Invisible Climate Threats
Perspectives - John Palfrey
The Beginner’s Mind: Open, Curious, and Excited
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Connecting Across Borders Through Dance

International Connections Fund grant recipients create collaborative works of art with global partners that expand what’s possible.

Meet the 2019 MacArthur Fellows

26 Extraordinary People Demonstrate the Power of Individual Creativity
Saidiya Hartman
Literary Scholar and Cultural Historian
Grantees In the Media

Nuclear Challenges
"U.S. Defense Policy Bill Requires Nuclear Power Inspections for Saudi Arabia: Sources"
Reuters

Criminal Justice
"Why Smaller Cities Are Expanding Their Prisons, and Their Populations"
City Lab

Climate Solutions
"Environmental Groups Sue Steel Giant ArcelorMittal to Enforce Clean Water Act After Toxic Spill Into Little Calumet River Kills 3,000 Fish"
Chicago Tribune

Climate Solutions
"It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible."
The New York Times

Technology in the Public Interest
"Emotion-Detecting Tech Should Be Restricted By Law - AI Now"
BBC

Criminal Justice
"‘A Cesspool of a Dungeon’: The Surging Population in Rural Jails"
The New York Times
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