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Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.

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9 Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
18 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients
18 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Recent Faculty Grants & Awards

Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.

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Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology, studies the intersection of race, work and sociology. In addition to writing regularly about such matters for The Atlantic, she also has written numerous scholarly articles and books, including No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Mens Work.

Multidisciplinary team secures $3.6M grant to investigate health risks from flooding

Funding from the National Science Foundation will enable researchers in anthropology, hydrology, microbiology, data science, and environmental engineering to advance ongoing research into the damaging health effects of repeated flooding in Metro East communities.

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Summer Session seeks faculty proposals for 2026 online courses

All full-time tenured, tenure-track, or teaching-track faculty in Arts & Sciences are eligible to apply for the pilot program, now in its third year.