doctorate
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After completing her doctorate, Ruane worked with Austin at LSU in 2016.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Comedian, actor and presenter Ed Byrne, who has been on television for three decades, will also receive an honorary doctorate.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The musical icon received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2009.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They were soon joined by another Polytechnique alumnus, Thomas Wolf, a wide-ranging talent who holds a doctorate in quantum physics and also worked as an intellectual property lawyer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Can you believe it? Turned down, and he got his doctorate from CaliTech.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
That is the entire story, and there are people with doctorates who cannot say it out loud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Recipients of honorary doctorates tend not to use the Dr honorific despite technically being able to out of deference to those who have undertaken the academic work to receive a PhD.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
In addition to celebrating the year's graduates, the school, like many colleges, recognizes special people by awarding them with honorary doctorates.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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