Andrea Barrett '74 wins 'genius award'

Novelist Andrea Barrett '74, who spoke on campus in 1997, was one of 23 fellows announced Wednesday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the so-called "Genius Awards."

Each recipient receives $500,000 over five years in no-strings attached grant money. Barrett, who graduated Union as a biology major, is the author of a number of books showing her interest in science and history including The Forms of Water, Ship Fever, The Voyage of the Narwhal and The Middle Kingdom.