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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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When Gleick wrote his dissertation at UC Berkeley in the 1980s, he examined a range of climate scenarios and analyzed how rising temperatures would likely change the timing of runoff in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Zosia Cooper, 40, has been researching why Gen Z is investing at higher rates than their predecessors for her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

These outcomes raise concerns, said Giwon Bahg, who conducted the work as part of his doctoral dissertation in psychology at The Ohio State University.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

She studied history and French at the University of Manchester, writing a final year dissertation on peculiar uses of photography in 19th Century Paris.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Claytor’s dissertation topic, regarding point-set topology, delighted the Penn faculty and was acclaimed by the mathematical world as a significant advance in the field.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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