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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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Kara Baldus-Mehrmann
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Mary Jo Bang
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Joe Barcroft
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Anne Baril
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Marisa Barragán-Peugnet
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Colin Bassett
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Margaret Guinn Batten
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John Baugh
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Anne Margaret Baxley
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Deanna Benjamin
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Housni Bennis
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Nancy Berg
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Iver Bernstein
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Ruth Berson
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Anna F. Bialek
John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Kate Bloomquist
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Ian Bogost
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Daniel Bornstein
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Eric Brown
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Rachel Brown
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J. Dillon Brown
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William Bubelis
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Patrick Burke
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Colin Burnett
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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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