The MacArthur 'Genius Grant' is an annual grant of $625,000 given with no strings attached, paid over five years.
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The 9 most fascinating MacArthur 'Genius Grant' fellows
The winners of the 2017 MacArthur fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation are working on everything from cybersecurity to bullying.
It's not just for anyone — the MacArthur fellows are people the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation determines "
The grant winners range from landscape architects reviving cities, to community leaders taking on poverty in urban communities, to conceptual artists revealing the extent of modern day surveillance.
Below, find nine of the most fascinating people and projects that won this year's grants, and see the full list of recipients at the MacArthur Foundation website.
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Jason De León shines a light on the effects of American immigration policy.
Age: 40
City: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Kate Orf transforms cities into sustainable systems that work with the planet, not against it.
Age: 45
City: New York, New York
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Trevor Paglen examines what privacy means in a time when Big Brother is always watching.
Age: 43
City: Berlin, Germany
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Jesmyn Ward details the African American experience in the rural South.
Age: 40
City: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Stefan Savage leads the charge for computer security to keep us all safe.
Age: 48
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Betsy Levy Paluck unravels discrimination, bullying, and ethnic conflict around the world.
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Age: 39
City: Princeton, New Jersey
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Dawoud Bey entwines institutional spaces with the surrounding communities through photography.
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Age: 63
City: Chicago, Illinois
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Rami Nashashibi builds bridges across racial, religious, and socioeconomic divides.
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Age: 40
City: Chicago, Illinois
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Nikole Hannah-Jones chronicles the persistence of racial segregation in American society and education.
Age: 41
City: New York, New York
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