Tag: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

  • Nation & World

    Seeking solid return on philanthropy

    The Gazette spoke with John Palfrey, former Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and vice dean for Library and Information Resources at HLS, and former executive director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society about how his Harvard time prepared him for his new role to lead one of the country’s largest…

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    Former Harvard Law School professor John Palfrey is the new head of the MacArthur Foundation.
  • Nation & World

    Economist, neurosurgeon win MacArthurs

    Raj Chetty, professor of economics, and Benjamin Warf, a neurosurgeon at Children’s Hospital Boston and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, are among 23 recipients of this year’s MacArthur Foundation fellowships, or “genius grants.”

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  • Nation & World

    Lady Gaga, Winfrey target bullying

    Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta launched the Born This Way Foundation, a youth empowerment initiative, at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on Feb. 29.

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  • Nation & World

    Three named MacArthur Fellows

    Three Harvard faculty members — Roland Fryer Jr., Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics; Markus Greiner, associate professor of physics; and Matthew K. Nock, professor of psychology — are among the recipients of this year’s MacArthur Foundation fellowships, also know as “genius” grants.

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  • Nation & World

    Gordon-Reed wins MacArthur Award

    Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed wins MacArthur award, which she plans to use to further her research on race in America.

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