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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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Himadri Pakrasi
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Eloísa Palafox
Romance Languages and Literatures
Mikhail Palatnik
Rita Parai
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Eleanor Pardini
Nelson Pardiño
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Sunita Parikh
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Shanti Parikh
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John Parks
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Timothy Parsons
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Anca Parvulescu
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Saori Pastore
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Gary Patti
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Dorothy Petersen
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Bruce Petersen
Economics
Carl Phillips
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Anya Plutynski
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Alessandro Poletto
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Robert Pollak
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Jane Price
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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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