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Activists, scientists, authors among 'genius grant' fellows

by Associated Press
| October 6, 2020 9:06 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — An activist speaking out about inadequate waste and water sanitation in rural America, an author of young adult and children's literature reflecting the world's diversity, and a neuroscientist who used mathematics to study the brain's development are among the 21 recipients of this year's “genius grants".

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