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UC Berkeley Astronomy Major and Alumni Awarded 2024 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship
Photo Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The MacArthur Foundation announced the Class of 2024 MacArthur Fellows on Tuesday, October 1. MacArthur Fellowships, often called ‘genius grants,’ provide each recipient with an $800,000 stipend, a “no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential,” according to the MacArthur Foundation website.
Of the five University of California alums selected this year, two are graduates of UC Berkeley’s College of Letters & Science: Ruha Benjamin and Keivan G. Stassun.