Our people are extraordinary.
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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Kathy Hafer
Biology
Kat Haklin
Romance Languages and Literatures
Sandra Hale
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Julie Hamdi
Chemistry
Jeffrey Hamilton
English
Kate Hanes
Biology
Daniel Hanson
Biology
Elinor Harrison
Performing Arts
Matthew Hayes
Political Science
Sophia E. Hayes
Chemistry
Clarissa Rile Hayward
Political Science
Allan Hazlett
Philosophy
Xuming He
Denise Head
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Jennifer Heemstra
Chemistry
John Heemstra
Chemistry
John Heil FAHA
Philosophy
Anthony Heinemann
Music
Wren Henderson
English
Keith Hengen
Biology
Robert Henke
Performing Arts
Erik Henriksen
Physics
Erik Herzog
Biology
Patrick Hill
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Reem Hilu
Film and Media Studies
Ron Himes
Performing Arts
Steve Hindle
History
Sunghee Hinners
Music
Steven J. Hirsch
Global Studies
Anne M. Hofmeister
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Elizabeth Hogan
Music
Ian Hollenbaugh
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Dewey Holten
Chemistry
Jayde Homer
Rose Hores
Anthropology
Dana Hotle
Music
Rita Hu
College Writing Program
Feng Sheng Hu
Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences
Holly Huelskamp
Music
Elizabeth Hunter
Performing Arts
Brett Hyde
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Kathryn (Mairin) Hynes
Physics
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Taylor Carlson, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Social Science Research Council Social Data Research Fellowship to study the extent to which user-generated content (i.e. comments) on social media platforms distorts information reported by mainstream news outlets. The fellowship comes with a $50,000 award.
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