doctorate
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Constantino, who recently completed his doctorate at the university, said the laboratory's collaborative environment encouraged him to pursue questions that crossed traditional scientific disciplines.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri, earning a doctorate of osteopathic medicine—or D.O.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Receiving his doctorate, the 44th US president praised Northern Ireland's progress and challenged the next generation to continue building a peaceful and inclusive future.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A physicist by training, Amodei turned to biology for his doctorate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
He had cultivated Groves assiduously, even sponsoring the general for an honorary Berkeley doctorate, conferred in 1945.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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That is the entire story, and there are people with doctorates who cannot say it out loud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch are to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow later this year.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
At one point, he testified in court, he was enrolled in 19 universities at once, pursuing five doctorates simultaneously.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
He talked often of how he could not go to university because he had to find a job to support his siblings, and how people he was cleverer than in secondary school now had doctorates.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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