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Our people are extraordinary.
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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Department of Biology
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Richard Smith
Department of Anthropology
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Christi Smith
Global Studies
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Jennifer R. Smith
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
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Steven S. Smith
Department of Political Science
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William Smith
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Robert Snarrenberg
Department of Music
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Kwok Wai (Ben) So
Department of Economics
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Andrew Sobel
Global Studies
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Lee Sobotka
Department of Chemistry
Slava Solomatov
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
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Claire Sommers
Department of English
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Evan Sommers
The Department of Philosophy
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Mitchell Sommers
Psychological & Brain Sciences
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Minjeong Son
Department of English
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Xiangyu Song
Department of Political Science
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Yanli Song
Department of Mathematics
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Tyrell Spencer
Department of Sociology
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James F. Spriggs II
Department of Political Science
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Zoe Stamatopoulou
Department of Classics
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Christopher Stark
Department of Music
Alexander Stefaniak
Department of Music
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Paul Steinbeck
Department of Music
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Paul Stein
Department of Biology
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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