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@macfound
MacArthur Foundation
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🥳 Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals expand the boundaries of knowledge, artistry, and human understanding. #MacFellow https://t.co/g8gVaaRMzG
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@Watson_School
Watson School at Brown
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Congratulations to @BrownUniversity anthropologist @ievaju on being named a 2025 @macfound #MacFellow! Her research explores the moral and political complexities of border regions and how definitions of legality shift over time. (VIDEO) https://t.co/Ch2sPnyvNs
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@PrincetonSPIA
Princeton School of Public & International Affairs
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The @macfound named @seb6philippe a 2025 MacArthur Fellow, citing his work that exposes “past harms and potential future risks from building, testing, and storing launch-ready nuclear weapons.”
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spia.princeton.edu
Sébastien Philippe, a visiting researcher at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Program on Science & Global Security (SGS), has been awarded a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship.Phili...
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@ChEnected
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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🎉 Congrats to AIChE member William Tarpeh, named a 2025 @macfound Fellow! His work turns wastewater into a source of valuable nutrients, advancing sustainable #chemicalengineering. https://t.co/A1fQrXQWI5 © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation – used with permission
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@dartmouth
Dartmouth 🌲
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Give a rouse to @dartmouthalumni Kristina Guild Douglass '07—2025 @macfound Fellow! A leader in community-engaged archaeology, she studies how people and ecosystems adapt together, building on her Dartmouth studies in classics and environmental science.
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home.dartmouth.edu
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@macfound
MacArthur Foundation
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We're proud to join several of our philanthropic peers in launching #HumanityAI, a broad coalition uniting to shape a future for AI where people come first. Learn how Humanity AI is shaping a more human-centered future ⬇️ https://t.co/I3SStneX4B
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@StanfordEnergy
Stanford ENERGY
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MacArthur Foundation names William Tarpeh a MacArthur fellow Tarpeh, an assistant professor of chemical engineering @Stanford, has received a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship recognizing his development of energy-efficient methods for recovering valuable molecules from wastewater. The
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@Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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The 22 fellows selected this year for @macfound "genius awards" reflect "boldly and unflinchingly" what they see and hear from deep engagement with their communities, according to the director of the MacArthur Fellows program. https://t.co/yy1a1UcDad
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@NewsHour
PBS News
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Twenty-two fellows were selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and announced Wednesday. It’s a recognition often called the “genius award,” which comes with an $800,000 prize, paid over five years that fellows can spend however they choose.
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@Princeton
Princeton University
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Two Princetonians are among 20 scientists, artists and scholars across the country who each will receive an unrestricted stipend from @MacFound@nabarund '00, for "combining scientific studies with community engagement to reduce deaths and other harms from drug use" and
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@Society4Science
Society for Science
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Congratulations to ISEF 1996 alumna Lauren K. Williams on being named a 2025 @macfound Fellow! #SocietyAlumni #MacFellow Photo: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. https://t.co/EP9ZrtvZzM
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@PennLiveArts
Penn Live Arts
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Congratulations to jazz pianist Craig Taborn, who made his Philadelphia headline debut on our stage in 2023, on being chosen as a @macfound Fellow!
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@HarvardMagazine
Harvard Magazine
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Three Harvard University-connected scholars were named @macfound MacArthur Fellows this week: Robinson professor of mathematics Lauren K. Williams, political scientist Hahrie Han ’97, and astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry @CenterForAstro. #Harvard https://t.co/wwkXyGTrii
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harvardmagazine.com
A mathematician, a political scientist, and an astrophysicist are honored with “genius” grants for their work.
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@BrandeisGSAS
Brandeis University GSAS
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Congratulations to Brandeis Alumna, Ieva Jusionyte, GSAS MA’07, PhD’12 on being named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow! @macfound 🥳 Ieva is a cultural anthropologist exploring the political and moral ambiguities of border regions. Read more about Ieva's work👉 https://t.co/7SsIwrqyv3
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@Caltech
Caltech
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Congratulations are in order for assistant professor of astronomy here at Caltech, Kareem El-Badry! 🎉
@macfound
MacArthur Foundation
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🥳 Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals expand the boundaries of knowledge, artistry, and human understanding. #MacFellow https://t.co/g8gVaaRMzG
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@UCBerkeley
UC Berkeley
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Teresa Puthussery, a UC Berkeley vision scientist whose insights into the retina could one day help those with vision loss regain their sight, has been named a 2025 @macfound “genius” Fellow.  https://t.co/njTLJ7YhUb
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news.berkeley.edu
Puthussery’s discoveries about the retina are paving the way for new treatments for eye disease and vision loss
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@waynestate
Wayne State University
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Congrats to Wayne State alum Jason McLellan on being named a 2025 @macfound Fellow ("genius grant") for his pioneering work, which laid the foundation for modern vaccines. We are incredibly proud of this Warrior! Read more: https://t.co/oFELA7SbNC #MacFellow
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today.wayne.edu
Jason McLellan ’03, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. McLellan, who earned a bachelor’s in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry fro...
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@UTAustin
UT Austin
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UT Austin’s Jason McLellan, professor of molecular biosciences in @TexasScience, has been named a MacArthur Fellow, often called the “genius grant", by @macfound! His groundbreaking research in structural biology continues to shape our understanding of how science can improve
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@heinzawards
The Heinz Awards
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A huge congrats to this year's @macfound Fellows, including artist and 2024 #HeinzAward winner, Gala Porras-Kim! 🎉
@macfound
MacArthur Foundation
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🥳 Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals expand the boundaries of knowledge, artistry, and human understanding. #MacFellow https://t.co/g8gVaaRMzG
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@NTI_WMD
NTI
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Congratulations to @seb6philippe for being a recipient of the @macfound "Genius" grant for his work exposing past harms and potential risks from building, testing, and storing launch-ready nuclear weapons!
@macfound
MacArthur Foundation
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🥳 Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals expand the boundaries of knowledge, artistry, and human understanding. #MacFellow https://t.co/g8gVaaRMzG
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@SFC_Datebook
SFChronicle Datebook
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Photographer Matt Black, UC Berkeley neurobiologist and optometrist Teresa Puthussery, and Stanford University chemical engineer William Tarpeh are also among the recipients.
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sfchronicle.com
Photographer Matt Black, UC Berkeley neurobiologist and optometrist Teresa Puthussery, and Stanford University chemical engineer William Tarpeh are also among the recipients.
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