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Faculty of Arts

Our mission is to reflect on the world and our place in it through critical inquiry, creative practices and collaborative exploration.

Social Sciences Riley Brand

Research excellence recognized

Faculty of Arts researchers received more than $1 million in NSERC Discovery Grants to support five years of research in psychology and anthropology and archaeology.

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