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2019 MacArthur Fellows

26 Extraordinary People Demonstrate the Power of Individual Creativity
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Meet the 2019 MacArthur Fellows

26 Extraordinary People Demonstrate the Power of Individual Creativity
Jenny Tung
Evolutionary Anthropologist and Geneticist
Grantees In the Media

MacArthur Fellows
"MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners Attest to 'Power of Individual Creativity'"
NPR

Journalism & Media
"Radio Ambulante’s Audience is Worldwide. Listening Clubs Help Bring Them Together"
Nieman Lab

Climate Solutions
"All Eyes on Equity: How Nonprofits Are Mobilizing to Solve Atlanta’s Structural Inequities"
Atlanta Magazine

Nuclear Challenges
"The Nuclear Philanthropist"
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MacArthur Fellows
"Why This 'Genius' Scholar Is Mapping Out the World's Largest Jail System"
The Guardian
Related fellow: Kelly Lytle Hernández, 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Chicago Commitment
"On Chicago’s South Side, a Community Rises Again"
Grist
Related fellow: Emmanuel Pratt, 2019 MacArthur Fellow
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