Richard Abrams
Psychological & Brain Sciences
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Department of Economics
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The Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
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Department of Music
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Department of Political Science
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Department of Political Science
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John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
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Romance Languages and Literatures
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Department of Anthropology
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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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New research from the Department of Political Science found that women in the U.S. House of Representatives are more likely to emphasize their home districts.
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