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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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The Department of Philosophy
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Michael Barkasi
The Department of Philosophy
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Pamela Barmash
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
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Jonathan Barnes
Department of Chemistry
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Carolyn Barnes
Department of Anthropology
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Cynthia Barounis
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Marisa Barragán-Peugnet
Romance Languages and Literatures
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Heather Barton
Department of Biology
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Colin Bassett
College Writing Program
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Margaret Guinn Batten
Department of English
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John Baugh
Psychological & Brain Sciences
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Barbara Baumgartner
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Anne Margaret Baxley
The Department of Philosophy
Roger Beachy
Department of Biology
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Kurt Beals
Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
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Lois Beck
Department of Anthropology
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Monique Bedasse
Department of History
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April Bednarski
Department of Biology
Roya Beheshti Zavereh
Department of Mathematics
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Yehuda Ben-Shahar
Department of Biology
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Isaac Bendon
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
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Deanna Benjamin
College Writing Program
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Housni Bennis
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
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Courteney Benson
Inside Arts & 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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