dean

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Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the famous detective during his younger years, Mamma Mia actor Firth plays Sir Bucephalus Hodge, the dean of Oxford University, where Holmes is a porter.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

“Dental problems are very clearly associated with diabetes,” as well as heart problems and other health issues, said Paul Glassman, associate dean of the California Northstate University dentistry school.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Mr. Dyreng is senior associate dean of innovation at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and an instructor in its M.B.A. program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

In addition, the Syracuse dean said the dollar amounts involved are at a scale that Customs and Border Protection “has never processed.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

“This company is the second largest taxpayer in the state of California and as such contributes very largely to the funds of the university,” he lectured Berkeley’s research dean, A. O. Leuschner.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik