Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 25-36 of 73
» View herald-mail.com items only
    Oct 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. $2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020

    Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific advancement.
    Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, John F. Kennedy, Financial Aid, Health Organizations, Diabetes

    2. Oct 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Dylan C. Penningroth sheds light on slavery in America

    Conventional wisdom suggests that slaves in America were deemed property and, therefore, couldn't have possessed property of their own.
    Conventional wisdom suggests that slaves in America were deemed property and, therefore, couldn't have possessed property of their own. Dylan C. Penningroth, 41, a history professor at Northwestern University, has altered that notion with research...

    Tags: Northwestern University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Judges, Slavery

    3. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  3. The Punch Brothers Play at the Jorgensen Center in Storrs on Oct. 4

    <span style="font-size: medium;">This generation is undoubtedly experiencing history&rsquo;s most expansive and diverse collection of musical genres to date. What with the boom of social media and music sharing sites like Facebook and Spotify, it&rsquo;s effortless for an artist to just pick up a mic or instrument and broadcast their ideas to the world. But this phenomenon is also a double-edged sword. Due to the overwhelming amount of music, most musicians find themselves unable to break new ground. Well, that&rsquo;s definitely not the case for the Punch Brothers. Although deeply influenced by bluegrass, the group experiments with different sounds. When asked to describe their music, guitarist Chris &ldquo;Critter&rdquo; Eldridge had to think about what they actually played. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re a string band, a bluegrass band even, that is aspiring to go beyond.&rdquo;</span>
    This generation is undoubtedly experiencing history’s most expansive and diverse collection of musical genres to date. What with the boom of social media and music sharing sites like Facebook and Spotify, it’s effortless for an artist to...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Theater, Artists, Music, Fine Artists

    4. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Enoch Pratt hosted MacArthur geniuses

    If you're a regular attendee at the author appearances at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, you've seen a fair share of geniuses. Junot Diaz and Dinaw Mengestu -- who today received "genius" grants from the MacArthur Foundation -- have appeared in recent...

    Tags: Junot Diaz, Enoch Pratt Free Library

    5. Aug 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Genius grant' winner Ken Vandermark gets nod from Chicago Jazz Festival

    The most intriguing work at this year's Chicago Jazz Festival, running Thursday through Sunday, may come from the horn of MacArthur "genius grant" winner Ken Vandermark.
    The most intriguing work at this year's Chicago Jazz Festival, running Thursday through Sunday, may come from the horn of MacArthur "genius grant" winner Ken Vandermark. As this year's artist-in-residence, the hyperinventive Chicago reedist-bandleader-...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Chicago Jazz Fest, Grant Park, Roosevelt University

    6. Aug 17, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  6. Apocalypse Not: Ingenuity Thwarts Doomsday

    The Hartford Courant
    Sometimes the news is that something was not newsworthy. The United Nation's Rio+20 conference — 50,000 participants from 188 nations — occurred in June, without consequences. A generation has passed since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, which...

    Tags: Demographics, Environmental Issues, The New York Times, Science and Technology, Energy Resources

    7. Jul 30, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Dispatch from a climate-change convert

    Change of Subject
    Richard A. Muller, a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former MacArthur Foundation fellow, writes in the New York Times: Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw......
    8. Jun 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. New boss for MacArthur 'genius grants'

    Cecilia Conrad, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Pomona College, in Claremont, Ca., will be the next director of the MacArthur Fellows Program. She will replace Daniel Socolow, who last year announced he was leaving the position after 15 years.
    Cecilia Conrad, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Pomona College, in Claremont, Ca., will be the next director of the MacArthur Fellows Program. She will replace Daniel Socolow, who last year announced he was leaving the position after 15...

    Tags: Catherine T. MacArthur

    9. Jul 6, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Gov. Jerry Brown names two to Cal State board

    L.A. NOW
    A corporate attorney and the founder of California’s first migrant worker bilingual radio station were appointed Friday to the California State University Board of Trustees, the governor’s office announced. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Hugo...
    10. Feb 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Goodman Theatre's upcoming season to highlight a Mary Zimmerman take on 'Jungle Book'

    Mary Zimmerman will premiere her new stage-musical version of "The Jungle Book"in Chicago, as part of the Goodman Theatre&rsquo;s 2012-13 subscription season, the Chicago theater announced.
    Mary Zimmerman will premiere her new stage-musical version of "The Jungle Book"in Chicago, as part of the Goodman Theatre’s 2012-13 subscription season, the Chicago theater announced. "The Jungle Book," a Goodman production enhanced by the...

    Tags: Victory Gardens Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Entertainment, Scott Rudin, Bare (music group)

    11. Oct 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Johns Hopkins professor shares Nobel Prize in physics

    A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one of three scientists to share the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics.
    A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one...

    Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Awards and Prizes, Education, University of California, Johns Hopkins University

    12. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Fundraisers focus on home and art

    The National Public Housing Museum's April 15 benefit, "An Afternoon of Good Times," honored three nationally renowned humanitarians for their commitments and contributions to inner-city housing and empowerment of its residents.
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    The National Public Housing Museum's April 15 benefit, "An Afternoon of Good Times," honored three nationally renowned humanitarians for their commitments and contributions to inner-city housing and empowerment of its residents. Steve Pemberton, author...

    Tags: Arts, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Awards and Prizes, Public Housing

< Previous • 1 2  3  4 5 6 7 • Next >
Original site for John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation topic gallery.
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Photos
The uncertain economy is not the biggest challenge. Eve...
(June 16, 2012)
Julia Stasch, vice president/U.S. programs, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Marjorie M. Scardino has been elected to chair the boar...
(May 25, 2012)
Marjorie M. Scardino, board chairman, MacArthur Foundation
Others in that generation include two previous Chicagoa...
(December 22, 2011)
Doug Garafolo, architect
 » All 6 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation photos