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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars in no-strings-attached support for their creative endeavors. Among the 'Geniuses' chosen were an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars in no-strings-attached support for their creative endeavors.
Popularly known as ‘Genius Grants', this year's awards go to a range of scientists, musicians and communicators, all selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.
Among those chosen were an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian.
The recipients learned, through phone calls out of the blue from the Foundation, that they will receive MacArthur Fellowships without stipulations or reporting requirements, offering them unprecedented freedom and opportunity to reflect, create, or explore.
"The unusual level of independence afforded to Fellows underscores the spirit of freedom intrinsic to creative endeavors," said the Foundation in a release.
Among the recipients this year are:
850 people, ranging in age from 18 to 82, have been named MacArthur Fellows since the inaugural class in 1981.
More info at www.macfound.org/fellows.
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