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9 Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
18 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients
18 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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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<p>Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology, studies the intersection of race, work and sociology. In addition to writing regularly about such matters for The Atlantic, she also has written numerous scholarly articles and books, including No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men&rsquo;s Work.</p>

Award-winning poet Eduardo C. Corral to join WashU in 2024

Celebrated poet Eduardo C. Corral will join WashU’s Department of English next fall, adding to the MFA Program’s roster of award-winning faculty.

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Older adults spend less time worrying and more time staying on task, according to a new study by WashU’s psychological and brain sciences researchers.