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‘Genius grant’ of $500,000 for Glenbard West alumna

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Bioengineer Melody Swartz, a 1987 graduate of Glenbard West High School, has been named one of 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2012. She will receive $500,000 in "no-strings-attached support" over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$

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Bioengineer Melody Swartz, a 1987 graduate of Glenbard West High School, has been named one of 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2012. She will receive $500,000 in "no-strings-attached support" over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.