professor
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Tsutomu Watanabe, the professor at the University of Tokyo's graduate school of economics, said: "Pay raises are still largely insufficient and not benefiting everyone."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Three months later, Kemp, a professor of engineering with a specialism in safety and electrical systems, gathered people together to look at everything that had gone wrong.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Lorena Lopez, an assistant extension professor in NC State's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and a co-author of the study, explained that the discovery brings both encouraging and troubling news.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Mr. Tucker is a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In 1662, he moved again, to the University of Messina, but in 1666 he became professor of medicine in Bologna and stayed there for the next 25 years.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Business-school professors Janet Gao of Georgetown, Jun Oh of Purdue and Joseph Pacelli of Harvard used AI to do a deep dive into an online database containing the résumés of 2.9 million American workers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Saez handles economic analyses for proposals that look like they have political potential; the law professors advise on technical issues or can help draft bill language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Various groups, including university professors, artists and opposition parties, have announced their support or attendance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The ten-member research team was led by Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, professors in UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Students from the arts college, old people, veterans, politicians, businessmen, professors, housewives—you name it, they were there.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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