doctorate
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While at the University of California, Berkeley, pursuing a doctorate in theoretical physics, he started taking computer science courses out of curiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
While working on her doctorate at the University of Washington in Seattle, Mastick took an unconventional approach.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
For biology, chemistry, or environmental science, he warned that finding a decent job often required studying all the way to a doctorate.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Bill and earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences before pursuing a master’s in history from the same school before eventually earning a doctorate at USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Roman, thirty-two, inquisitive and outspoken, has a doctorate in biology from Stanford and an abiding distrust of conventional wisdom.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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