professor

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“A 5% bump, especially in the retail industry where margins are thin, is a big deal,” says Dmitry Mitrofanov, an assistant professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and one of the paper’s authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“They’ve probably become if not less optimistic, at least more nervous over the last 10 days or so,” said Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"Unlike conventional materials, metamaterials are built with tiny, repeating patterns that interact with energy in precise ways," said Sheng Shen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

As professor Evan Mandery observes, “Between the Furman decision and 1976, 35 states passed new death penalty statutes.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Which wasn’t something I could say about any other professor on campus.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin