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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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According to a 2011 paper from University of Notre Dame professor Lee Gettler, part of the largest study on fatherhood and testosterone ever conducted, men averaged around a 25% drop in testosterone after becoming fathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“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

A 10% to 30% first-day pop would be relatively normal, based on recent IPO history compiled by University of Florida professor Jay Ritter.

From Barron's • 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

“How come you didn’t sell anything? Did this professor have something to do with it?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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