Dianne Newman, the Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology, has been selected as MacArthur Fellows. The Fellowship is a five-year grant awarded to "individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future," according to the foundation's press release. Fellows receive $625,000 over the five years and are nominated anonymously by leaders in their respective fields. Newman is also co-PI on a Rosen Center Pilot Research Grant Award.
