Environmentalist Wins MacArthur "Genius" Grant

Yale University: Lisa Curran, professor of tropical ecology and director of the Tropical Resources Institute at Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), has been awarded a five-year John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Like all MacArthur Fellows, the award came as a total surprise to Curran, who was delighted by the news. "It's like winning the lottery after 20 years of 'Survivor' in Borneo. Actually, this has been a tremendous team effort. I've worked ...Link