Grace Waitman
College Writing Program
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American Culture Studies
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Department of Economics
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Department of Music
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Department of African & African American Studies
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College Writing Program
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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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