professor

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They can usually direct their donations toward funding a specific mission – perhaps in memory of a favorite professor, supporting cancer research or to support extracurricular activities such as sports.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Wang, a research professor at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellow of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, has recreated Martian conditions in the lab to study these effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

So I consulted Dr. Sumant Ranji, a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But at 17, his father, a professor, was sent to prison for writing that religion and government should be separate, Shahabi said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“I have to stop you right now,” the professor cut in, holding his hand in the air.

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