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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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Zhao Ma
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Richard Mabbs
Chemistry
Phillip Maciak
English
Edward Macias
Chemistry
Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Deirdre Maitre
Music
Ron Mallon
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Liz Mallott
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Zachary Manditch-Prottas
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Ben Mansfeld
Rodolfo Manuelli
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Raven Maragh-Lloyd
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David Marchant
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Marvin Marcus
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Lori Markson
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Fiona Marshall
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Henri Martikainen
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Andrew Martin
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Beth Martin
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Claire Masteller
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Jeffery Matthews
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William J. Maxwell
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Cameron Maynard
Thembelani Mbatha
John E. McCarthy
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Mark McDaniel
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Kathleen McDermott
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Paige McGinley
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Erin McGlothlin
Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences
Matt McGrath
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William McKelvy
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William B. McKinnon
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Edward McPherson
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Heather McPherson
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Augusto Medeiros da Rosa
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Alex Meshik
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Rebecca Messbarger
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Justin Meyer
Roger Michaelides
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Melanie Micir
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Krista Milich
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Angela Miller
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Kathryn Miller
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Allison Milner
Kevin Moeller
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Margot Moinester
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Peter Monahan
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Debashis Mondal
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Rick Moore
Mabel Moraña
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Ayami Morita
Lucia Motolinia
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Natalie Mueller
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Shankar Mukherji
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Jose'-Maria Munoz
Kater Murch
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Sowande’ Mustakeem
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Mungai Mutonya
African and African-American Studies
Jonathan Myers
Biology
Joel Myerson
Psychological & Brain Sciences
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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