"Genius Grants" of $500,000 Awarded
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
Associated Press Twenty-four recipients of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants” were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.While recipients can spend the money however they like, the foundation said the selections were made as much for what the scientists, artists and others might achieve as much as for what they’ve already done.Read the story: " target="_blank">www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32958869/