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Sharing news and stories of the outstanding #HeinzAward winners recognized for their contributions in the Arts, the Economy and the Environment.
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🧵Today, we’re thrilled to recognize nine inspirational leaders with the 29th Heinz Awards. Meet our winners:
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Did you catch #HeinzAward winner @Tromboneshorty's performance at the Super Bowl? If not, watch the replay:
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From @NYTimes: "Alice Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists (among them, #HeinzAward winner Cauleen Smith). An exhibition at the @hammer_museum shows why."
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#HeinzAward winner James Hansen's latest research shows global warming is accelerating faster than expected. While alarming, it’s a call to action—our choices now can still shape a healthier, more resilient future. Read more in the @insideclimate article:
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Who better to offer tips on "How to Spend a Perfect Day in the Crescent City" than #HeinzAward winner @Tromboneshorty. Have a look at his picks for things to, see and eat in his hometown:
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Activist and #HeinzAward winner Marian Wright Edelman reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 sermon, "The Drum Major Instinct," and reminds us that "the real path to greatness is through service." Read her full article for @jacksonadvocate:
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Congrats to #HeinzAward winner Gabe Brown on being inducted to the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame for being a tireless "pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement."
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#HeinzAward winner @Enric_Sala reminds us in this feature piece that “Healthy oceans are worth trillions of dollars to the global economy, providing food, jobs, and services that sustain human life.”
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#HeinzAward winner Gabe Brown will visit Australia to share insights w @meatlivestock. His work across the globe has shown that regenerative agriculture can improve farm productivity. As Gabe puts it, “We need to work with nature rather than against it.”
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Doc Fortnight 2025, @museummodernart's festival of international nonfiction film and media, begins Feb 20 and features work by #HeinzAward winners Cauleen Smith and Kevin Jerome Everson. Read the lineup for this "beacon for innovative storytelling."
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Desert X has announced the roster of artists participating in its fifth edition of the site-specific exhibition in Coachella Valley, CA which will include #HeinzAward winner @sanfordbiggers. Look for the opening in March!
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.@TheArtNewspaper reports "United States Artists names winners of latest $50,000 fellowships," including #HeinzAward winner Gala Porras-Kim! đź‘Ź
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The Marshall Islands declared its first marine sanctuary! #HeinzAward winner @Enric_Sala told @Oceano_mag these coral reefs "are our best baselines for what the ocean could look like if we truly let it be.”
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"I just listened to everything I could lay my ears on” composer and #HeinzAward winner John Luther Adams said in his @passionweiss interview. Catch the full conversation about his prolific career:
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Job alert! @inaturalist (founded by #HeinzAward winners @loarie & Ken-ichi Ueda) is hiring a Sen. Communications Manager to help advance its work as "an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature."
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Congrats to #HeinzAward winner Natasha Trethewey on recently being inducted into The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience Hall of Fame! She shared her gratitude for "the place that made me. My Mississippi, the one true place I call home.”
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.@CaryFowler_, #HeinzAward winner and former U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security, joins over 150 Nobel and World Food Prize laureates in penning an open letter appeal to address a growing global hunger crisis.
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#HeinzAward winner @nguyen_amanda tells @HuffPost why being the first Southeast Asian woman astronaut is a "full-circle moment."
A civil rights trailblazer and daughter of Vietnamese boat refugees, Amanda Nguyen will be the first Southeast Asian woman astronaut — and her upcoming mission carries profound significance.
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Don't miss this feature in @emorywheel — "Music talks, poetry listens in collaborative Rita Dove performance" — about how the #HeinzAward winner shared the stage with the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta.
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We're thrilled to see @Mongabayorg and its founder, #HeinzAward winner Rhett Butler, featured in @gijn in recognition of 25 years of environmental journalism that's provided in-depth coverage of global conservation issues. Read more:
GIJN member @MongabayOrg is leading the way in environmental journalism with an innovative global-plus-local approach to watchdog reporting. Here, they speak to our senior reporter @RowanPhilp about their work and future plans.
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#HeinzAward winner @ElizKolbert interviewed UCLA's Daniel Swain for @YaleE360 on "hydroclimate whiplash" — extreme swings between drought and heavy rain fueling LA's wildfires. Read more:
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