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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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Meredith Jackrel
Chemistry
Joshua Jackson
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Martin Jacobs
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
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Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
Sara Jay
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
Carol Jenkins
Lance Jenott
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Joseph Jez
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Christine Johnson
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Silas Johnson
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Sarah Johnson
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Bradley L. Jolliff
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Nathaniel B. Jones
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Romance Languages and Literatures
Jonathan Judaken
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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