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2018 MacArthur Fellows

25 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All
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Safety and Justice Challenge Expands to 52 Cities, Counties

$22 million in additional grants will help reduce over-incarceration by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails.
Chicago Commitment
Supporting Chicago’s Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Climate Solutions
$20 Million in Climate Grants to China and India
Chicago Stories
There Grows the Neighborhood
100&Change
Perspectives on Finding and Funding Bold Ideas
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40 Years, 40 Stories

Spotlighting the impact and accomplishments of our grantees, partners, and initiatives

Meet the 2018 MacArthur Fellows

25 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All
Rebecca Sandefur
Sociologist and Legal Scholar
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In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"A Virus Can Eavesdrop On Bacterial Communication"
NPR
In The Media
MacArthur Fellows
"The Viruses That Eavesdrop on Their Hosts"
The Atlantic
In The Media
Nuclear Challenges
"Facing Nuclear Reality, 35 Years After The Day After"
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
In The Media
Technology in the Public Interest
"Should We Be Worried About Computerized Facial Recognition?"
The New Yorker
In The Media
Journalism & Media
"'Time' Person Of The Year For 2018: Journalists Fighting 'War On Truth'"
NPR
In The Media
Impact Investments
"New Loan Program to Repurpose Shuttered CPS Buildings"
Crain's Chicago Business
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