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A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American communities in Oakland, California, sparked a passionate following. A photographer whose black and white images investigate poverty in America. Hahrie Han, Tommy Orange and Matt Black are among the 22 fellows selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and …

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.” The MacArthur fellows receive a $800,000 prize paid out over five years that they can spend however they choose. The foundation selects fellows over the course of years and consider a wide range of recommendations. Fellows do …

About Kareem’s Work Kareem El-Badry is an astrophysicist investigating how stars form, evolve, and interact. El-Badry leverages astronomical datasets and theoretical modeling to investigate binary star systems, black holes, neutron stars, and other stellar bodies. His ability to extract insights from the enormous amounts of data gathered in space observation missions has led to many discoveries—from overlooked dormant black holes …

About Jason’s Work Jason McLellan is a structural biologist investigating virus fusion proteins and developing new interventions to prevent infectious diseases. McLellan’s engineered viral proteins are critical to catalyzing vaccine design, particularly for infectious respiratory diseases. Viruses infect their hosts by using proteins on their surface that fuse to and invade a host’s cells. These fusion proteins are desirable targets …

About Lauren’s Work Lauren K. Williams is a mathematician elucidating unexpected connections between algebraic combinatorics and concepts in other areas of math and physics. Williams has made significant contributions to numerous mathematical fields, including cluster algebras, representation theory, and algebraic geometry. She has also forged cross-disciplinary collaborations to tackle long-standing and challenging problems in physics related to quantum field theory, …

About Toby’s Work Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist investigating symbiotic partnerships between plants, fungi, and other microbes. She illuminates the evolutionary mechanisms underlying cooperation between species as well as the role of plant-microbe mutualisms in ecosystem health. Kiers’s research shows that microbes are not passive accessories to plants but powerful actors in their own right. In early work, Kiers …

Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is an expert on the U.S. street drug supply. He’s been recognized by the MacArthur Foundation with a “genius” grant for his work to understand the nation’s overdose crisis and to help reduce deaths. Pearson Ripley/Photo provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hide caption …

Twenty two new MacArthur Fellows were announced Wednesday. They include, clockwise from top left, Tonika Lewis Johnson, Jeremy Frey, Heather Christian, Nabarun Dasgupta, Margaret Wicker Pearce, Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, Hahrie Han and Tommy Orange. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption toggle caption John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation A cartographer, a composer, an archaeologist, a …

MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners  The New York Times Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here’s who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list  NPR Meet this year’s MacArthur grant ‘geniuses’  The Washington Post MacArthur 2025 ‘genius grant’ winners include a Chicago photographer  Chicago Tribune This year’s MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius’ award winners hold a mirror up to our world  AP News Source link

PA/James Brown An artist’s impression issued by the University of Portsmouth of an Istiorachis macaruthurae A new species of dinosaur that had an “eye-catching sail” along its back has been named after sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. The dinosaur, unearthed on the Isle of Wight, has been given the name Istiorachis macaruthurae with the first word meaning “sail spine” and the …