journalist based in Ridgeway, Colo.; Matthew Nock, a clinical psychologist at Harvard; Francisco Nunez, director of the Young People's Chorus in New York; Sarah Otto, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of British Columbia; Shwetak Patel, a computer scientist at the University of Washington.
Date: Sep 20, 2011
Source: Google
MacArthur 'genius' grants go to cellist, architect, jazz musician
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced new MacArthur fellows for 2011. The arts honorees include architect Jeanne Gang of Chicago, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, jazz musician Dafnis Prieto and choral conductor and composer Francisco Nunez, all of New York.
CHICAGO (AP) The latest list of MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" recipients includes Chicago skyscraper architect Jeanne Gang, New York City children's choir founder Francisco Nunez and North Carolina concussion researcher Kevin Guskiewicz (guhs-kee-EHV'-ich).