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Henri Martikainen
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Andrew Martin
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Beth Martin
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Fernando Martin
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Claire Masteller
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Jeffery Matthews
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Thembelani (Themba) Mbatha
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Paige McGinley
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Erin McGlothlin
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Clara P. McLeod
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Edward McPherson
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Maria McTeigue
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James Mertens
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Taylor Carlson, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Social Science Research Council Social Data Research Fellowship to study the extent to which user-generated content (i.e. comments) on social media platforms distorts information reported by mainstream news outlets. The fellowship comes with a $50,000 award.
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