grad student

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That’s where he meets struggling grad student Kip Grady.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

The Columbia University grad student was recently in a “situationship”—Gen Z’s term for a romantic entanglement that exists somewhere between friendship and a relationship—with a man who initially expressed admiration for her achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 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

But I still feel a sense of pride that he wants me, this lowly grad student; maybe this is what it really means to date in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Margaret taught George everything he knew about keeping cultures sterile, and she did the same with every technician, grad student, and scientist who came to work or study in the lab.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot