emeritus
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“We’ve known for a long time that chimpanzees will attack and kill their neighbors,” said primatologist John Mitani, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and a study co-author.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
D.Phil., professor emeritus of neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychiatry.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Professor David Voas, emeritus professor of social science at University College London, was one of those who raised suspicion over the Bible Society's findings.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Mr. Barash, an evolutionary biologist, is a professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Dr. Wandless, the president emeritus, addressed her always as "My Lady of the Constellations," and told her solemnly that from much peering through the telescope she had coaxed the stars into her own eyes.
From A Hoosier Chronicle by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
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