doctorate
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As a medical and doctoral student in 2008 planning to become a neurosurgeon, he was named a Rhodes scholar and earned a doctorate in public health in England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
Backshall studied at Canterbury Christ Church, carrying out research into venoms from amphibians, and later received an honorary doctorate from the university.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A physicist by training, Amodei turned to biology for his doctorate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Like Ernest, who received his doctorate from Yale in 1925, Beams was a newly minted PhD.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Many college grads pursue doctorates to escape the real world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
That is the entire story, and there are people with doctorates who cannot say it out loud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
They were awarded honorary doctorates by Coventry University in 2024 in recognition of their efforts.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Under the Master Plan, only UCs were allowed to offer doctorates, a sign of research focus and prestige.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
The three with doctorates, and the four without high school diplomas.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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