journalist ta-nehisi coates among 2015 macarthur 'genius' award winners - energy storage devices

Journalist Ta-
Nehisi Coates, puppetry artist Basil Twist and neuroscientist Beth Stevens work in completely unrelated fields, but they have at least one thing in common.
Like 21 others, they are the winners of John D. 's 2015 "genius" funding
And Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
"When I first got a call from the MacArthur Foundation, I was ecstatic," Coates said in a video on the foundation's website.
The national correspondent for The Atlantic wrote that racial identity and systemic racial bias, adding, "You know, it's a great day if someone reads what I'm doing.
"Scholarship winners come from a number of areas including music, photography, biology and economics.
Within five years, each person will receive $625,000 to continue his or her work or pursue something new.
Many of this year's winners have been reported by NPR at some point in their careers --
Recently, playwright, composer and performer Lin
Manuel Miranda was the subject of all the songs discussed last week.
In addition, NPR's urban sociologist Matthew Desmond's Morin Corgan commented on the author's book, Ben Lerner, in 2010, in Tell me more, computing biologist John Novembre made his debut on the morning show in 2011, and education entrepreneur Patrick Awuah made his debut on the Ted radio show in 2012. On 2012, Twist was interviewed about his abstract speech, and on July, Coates was interviewed about the fresh air of his book.
Also, on Tuesday, on all the things considered, you can hear an interview with the other three winners: tap dance and dance guide Michelle Dorance, Princeton historian Marina Ruster
"For me, my camera is a catalyst for me to really face these situations directly instead of escaping them, and Fraser says her work records her hometown of Braddock, social inequality and historical changes in Pa.
Fraser also published her book "Family concept" on May's code witch blog.
The list of winners is as follows: Patrick Awuah, 50, Accra, Ghana: "educational entrepreneurs have created a new model for higher education in Africa that combines moral leadership training, liberal arts traditions and skills for the needs and opportunities of contemporary Africa.
Kartik Chandran, 41, New York: "environmental engineers turn waste water from pollutants that need to be treated into resources for useful products such as commodity chemicals, energy and fertilizers. "Ta-
Nehisi Coates, 39, Washington, D. C. C.
: "Journalists explain the complex and challenging issues surrounding race and racism through personal experiences and subtle historical analysis.
Gary Cohen, 59, Reston, Virginia.
: "Environmental health advocates stimulating environmental responsibility among health care providers and repositioning health care institutions around broader challenges such as sustainability, climate change and community health.
Matthew Desmond, 35, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
: "Urban sociologist reveals the impact of deportation on poor families and the role of housing policy in maintaining poverty and racial inequality in big cities in the United States.
William disel, 37, Ithaca, N. Y.
: "The Chemist created a high surface that assembled the molecules into a stable one --
Regional networks with potential applications in electronic, optical and energy storage devices.
Michelle Dorance, 36, New York: "tap dance and choreographer re-inject a unique form of American dance into the work that combines the musical and contemporary dance of tap dance
Nicole Eismann, 50, New York: "painters have expanded the expressive potential of symbolic traditions in their works dealing with contemporary social issues and restoring the cultural significance of human forms.
La Toya Ruby Fraser, 33, Chicago: "photographers and video artists capture the impact of the decline of the post-industrial era on marginalized communities and illustrate how photography promotes about historical change and society
"Ben Lerner, 36, New York:" Writers transcend the traditional genre and style differences in their works, conveying the texture of our contemporary, and explore the relevance of art and artists in modern culture.
Mimi Lien, 39, New York: "The set designer translates the narrative and emotional dynamics of the text to the stage with bold, immersive sets, enhancing the performance experience of theater producers and audiences. "Lin-
Manuel Miranda, 35, New York: "playwright, composer, performer expands the tradition of the music theater with the sensitivity of pop culture and the music style and sound, reflects the different cultural panorama of the American urban experience.
Dimitri Nakassis, 40, Toronto, Canada: "Classical challenge long-
The economic exchange patterns and political authority of prehistoric Greek society were assumed and the connection between them and the origin of modern civilization was revealed.
John Novembre, 37, Chicago: "computational biologists reveal the link between geography and genomic diversity and produce a more detailed description of the history of human evolution.
Christopher Ray, 36, Stanford University, California
: "Computer scientists democratize big data analysis through open source data --
Processing products with machine learning algorithm capabilities but can be integrated into existing and application database systems.
Marina Russo, 46, PrincetonJ.
: "Historians dig text material from Cairo Geniza to deepen our understanding of the Muslim and Jewish communities of the Middle Ages.
Juan Sargado, 46, Chicago: "community leaders have created a model for workforce development and training in immigrant communities by addressing language skills, the holistic approach to education, and other barriers to entering the labor market.
Beth Stevens, 45, Boston: "Neuroscientists have revealed the role of unknown nerve cells so far in the communication of neurons and prompted people to fundamentally change the development of the brain in healthy and unhealthy states.
Lorenzo Studel, 49, New York: "stem cell biologists have pioneered a new approach to large stem cell research
Large-scale production of dopamine-capable neurons, which may be one of the first treatments for Parkinson's disease, and prove the broader feasibility of stem cells
Basic therapy for other neurological diseases.
Alex Truesdell, 59, New York: "adaptive designers and manufacturers build low
Enable children with disabilities to actively participate in the technology, affordable custom tools and furniture of families, schools and communities.
New York, 46, Basil Twist: "puppet artists and directors use their materials and techniques to revitalize puppets as a serious and complex form of art in imaginative experiments, and used in narrative and abstract works.
Ellen Bryant Voyt, 72.
: "Poets meditate on the will, destiny and life cycle of the natural world through a unique blend of lyrical and narrative patterns, as well as continuous experiments of form and technology.
Heidi Williams, 34, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
: "Economists have revealed the power to hinder or stimulate healthcare innovation through empirical research that provides information for public policy.
Yang Peidong, 44, Berkeley, California
: "Inorganic chemists, through the revolutionary advances in semiconductor nano-line and nano-line photon science, have opened up new horizons for addressing the global challenges of clean renewable energy.
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