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New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development

November 20, 2008

Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online — often in ways adults do not understand or value. Read more 

Statement from MacArthur’s President Regarding Grantmaking in the Current Economic Climate

November 17, 2008

The MacArthur Foundation understands the importance of philanthropy in difficult economic times. While our endowment has declined this year, along with those of other major institutions, we remain committed to being a long-term, steady funder. Read more 

New MacArthur Research Network to Examine Impact of Aging Society

November 21, 2008

The MacArthur Foundation is creating a new inter-disciplinary research network to help America prepare for the challenges and opportunities posed by our aging society. Although the nation will become increasingly gray in subsequent decades, the U.S. is not well prepared to deal with the myriad consequences of this impending reality. Read more 

Research Networks, Press Releases

MacArthur Award For International Justice Announced

October 20, 2008

Justice Richard J. Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, will receive the MacArthur Award for International Justice. Read more 

Human Rights & International Justice, Press Releases

$68 Million to Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation in Chicago

October 15, 2008

To help combat the growing lending crisis and the rise of foreclosures in Chicago, the Foundation is investing $68 million in grants and low-interest loans in foreclosure prevention and mitigation efforts in local neighborhoods. Read more 

Community & Economic Development, Press Releases

$50 Million to Protect Biodiversity Threatened by Climate Change

October 6, 2008

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is committing $50 million to help conservation groups working in eight biodiversity hotspots preserve biodiversity in the face of climate change. Read more 

Conservation & Sustainable Development, Press Releases

Supporting a Strong International Justice System

October 20, 2008

The International Criminal Court is the cornerstone of a strong international justice system. As an early supporter of the civil society groups that advocated for the ICC, the MacArthur Foundation funded a variety of activities leading up to the completion of the Rome Treaty, which created the Court. It continues to fund efforts to ensure the Court’s first cases are successful. Watch the video 

Human Rights & International Justice, Multimedia