doctorate
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Amodei, who has a doctorate in biology, co-founded Anthropic in 2021 after leaving OpenAI.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is the son of a successful automotive engineer with a doctorate, who is now a university professor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Freud spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk on Monday, after she received an honorary doctorate for her work in film and broadcasting at the University of Suffolk on Saturday.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Lead author Dr. Lili Alderson, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, began the research while studying at the University of Bristol, where she earned her doctorate in physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
That was the first year my mother had gone back to the university to get her doctorate.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
Along the way, he earned a business degree and collected numerous honorary doctorates, including one from Stockton University in 2023 which also recognised his impact beyond sport.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
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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