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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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“As regents, we have a responsibility to protect the university, to respect the law, and to carefully evaluate the legal consequences of the decisions we make,” Hernández said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

The idea that learning to use AI should be an integral part of learning how to think increasingly cuts across the whole of the university.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

She added: “The university takes all reports of harassment seriously, including those involving gender identity, and applies the same legal standards to these reports as it does to all allegations of harassment.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Now a final year student at a medical university in Lahore, she says she has given everything to the course.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In March 2009, he left WHO and Harvard to become the seventeenth president of Dartmouth—the first Asian American president of any Ivy League university.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Both raised concerns about the 2024 version, telling state lawmakers that the universities could face criminal penalties, civil fines or the loss of federal contracts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

FFRDCs are government-funded, privately operated research centers that include private, non-profit think tanks and major research universities.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

In “The Age of Cures,” Barry Werth uses Tishler’s career at Merck to explore the emergence of the modern U.S. pharmaceutical industry and the complex interplay of companies, universities, governments and scientists.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Sures cited research from Brown and Harvard universities that he said found test scores predict college success better than high school grades.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Though some psi studies continue today, most major universities have ended their programs due to inconsistent findings, lack of usefulness, or outright fraud.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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