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Volcanoes, great photos mark humble Hudson Valley 'geniuses'

Originally published: October 9, 2012 2:28 PM
Updated: October 9, 2012 2:43 PM
By JOHN DYER  john.dyer@cablevision.com

Bard College photography professor An-My Lê, left, and

Photo credit: Getty Images / AP | Bard College photography professor An-My Lê, left, and Columbia University geochemist and volcanologist Terry Plank were recipients of the prestigious $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grants last week.

The two Hudson Valley professors who received MacArthur Foundation genius grants last week are a modest pair.

Columbia University geochemist and volcanologist Terry Plank called the $500,000 award "the MacArthur thing." She wasn't even sure why she'd received it.

"I'm not a genius and I haven't invented something incredibly special," said Plank, a Nyack resident who works at the university's...

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