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...work of Arch C. Whitehead ’91 (better known as Colson Whitehead) has been invariably compared to Ralph Ellison’s masterpiece, “The Invisible Man.” He’s garnered plaudits of all kinds: a MacArthur Genius grant at age 32, Pulitzer finalist status for his novel “John Henry Days,” and a myriad of awards for young authors, including the Young Lions Fiction Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and a Whiting Writers Award. However, for all the attention paid to him within the world...
...abandoned refugee camp near the Rwandan border. The summer sparked Des Forges’ interest in Rwanda, and she wrote her Ph.D. thesis about the nation while working toward a degree at Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 1999, Des Forges was awarded the MacArthur “Genius Grant” Award for her work as an activist and her book, “Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda.” “She was fearless, courageous, the consummate professional,” said Des Forges?...
...LIFE foundation award is just the most recent accolade for the Harvard Medical School graduate—Farmer received a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation...
...hand improved compliance by surgical teams - 57% of the teams involved in the study carried out all six checklist items, up from 34% before the study began - there were many teams that did not adhere completely to the list. That's why Dr. Peter Pronovost, who won a MacArthur "genius" award for creating the concept of medical checklists and studying them in intensive-care units, remains skeptical of the study's remarkable results. "I wish checklists were Harry Potter's magic wand, but they're not," he says. "The behavior changed trivially, not enough for that reduction to be real...
...Obama acknowledged his election victory and where you can take a spin around the skating rink. Return to the hotel and warm up with hot chocolate in the Lobby Bar. While you sip, the concierge can make reservations at one of the Obamas' favorite restaurants, like Spiaggia, Sepia or MacArthur's. Go to sleep clutching a complimentary copy of Barack Obama's second book, The Audacity of Hope. Rates start at $219. 55 East Ontario, Chicago; 877-526-3755 (See 10 things to do in Chicago...