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Craig Smith
Department of Biology
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Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
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Department of Music
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Global Studies
Lee Sobotka
Department of Chemistry
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Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rose Sommerhauser
Department of Anthropology
Claire Sommers
Department of English
Mitchell Sommers
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Yanli Song
Department of Mathematics
James F. Spriggs II
Department of Political Science
Christopher Stark
Department of Music
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Department of Music
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Department of Music
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Department of Biology
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Department of Mathematics
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Department of Music
Harriet Stone
Romance Languages and Literatures
Megan Stout
Department of Music
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Department of Anthropology
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Department of Biology
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Department of Political Science
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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