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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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“Women have a different trajectory in how the disease will progress,” said Mukesh Dhamala, the study’s senior author and a professor of physics and neuroscience at Georgia State.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Shibley Telhami, a professor of peace and development at the University of Maryland and a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, says the threat of a blockade was "bewildering and seems self-defeating."

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Mr. Saltzman is an associate professor of English and director of the University of Chicago’s Program in Medieval Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The other senior author is Markus Stoffel, MD, PhD, professor of metabolic diseases at the Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

The Harvard professor was known for his vast knowledge of international affairs—and his habit of insulting whoever was not in the room.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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