dean

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Humans have a tendency to anthropomorphize animals and even inanimate objects, says Ayanna Howard, dean of Ohio State University’s College of Engineering and a roboticist who has researched why humans blindly trust machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Still, spring and summer demand is likely to remain strong even if prices rise, said Alan Fyall, an associate dean of the University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Dental problems are very clearly associated with diabetes,” as well as heart problems and other health issues, said Paul Glassman, associate dean of the California Northstate University dentistry school.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

In addition, the Syracuse dean said the dollar amounts involved are at a scale that Customs and Border Protection “has never processed.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

A friend of Farmer’s and Jim’s at the Brigham, Howard Hiatt, former dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and now a Harvard Medical School professor, made a suggestion.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French