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dissertation

[dis-er-tay-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

On July 21, 2026, Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher working at Ghent University in Belgium, wrote a Substack post detailing how he submitted Arday’s 2015 dissertation to Copyleaks, a plagiarism detection platform.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

He highlighted that plagiarism detection software had found several tracts of Arday's PhD dissertation to be copied verbatim or lightly rephrased from prior academic works by other authors.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

His 1977 dissertation warned about soaring house prices, a theme relevant to the 2008 financial crisis, which he later said he didn’t fully understand.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Claytor’s dissertation topic, regarding point-set topology, delighted the Penn faculty and was acclaimed by the mathematical world as a significant advance in the field.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The 23-year-old said the experience helped her cope with the "overwhelming stress" of deadlines and dissertations.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

There were long dissertations written in long hand; some were political and others dealt with the history of art.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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