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One grad student recently shared her plan to dye her hair pink for a career fair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

As a zit-faced grad student, I started a new research project that used lactic acid bacteria, or LAB, as a method for food safety.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

Williamson plays Noah, a grad student feeling adrift in his life in sunny Palm Springs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

"Tara is now focused on applied work helping people, using many of the skills acquired as a grad student while investigating wildlife health on a continental scale," Primack says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

A fellow grad student, Pierce’s favorite, dropped out without warning, improving Ralph’s prospects.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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