genius grant

December 9, 2024

A woman in a green blouse and a black blazer stands near a man in a blue button-up shirt; both are smiling.

Pure genius

One is developing technology to help intimate-violence survivors, the other investigates microbial lifeforms. Both are geniuses.


November 24, 2023

Two good

MacArthur Foundation Fellowships that were awarded to two University of Washington graduates recognize their work in disparate fields.


November 27, 2022

Genius at work

The MacArthur Foundation honors Yejin Choi, a professor who teaches human language to computers.


March 6, 2018

Cyber safe

Stefan Savage, ’02, earned a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work on cyber security.


June 1, 2008

‘Genius’ at work

Yoky Matsuoka, who directs the UW’s Neurobiotics Laboratory, was recognized with a $500,000 “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation.


December 1, 2007

3 ‘Geniuses’

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named three members of the UW community recipients of its famous "genius" awards Sept. 24.


September 1, 1996

Zoologist Thomas Daniel wins MacArthur ‘genius’ award

UW Zoology Professor Thomas Daniel was one of 21 people namedas 1996 fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.