universities

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After finishing his homeschooling, he was accepted into Caltech, one of the best universities in the nation for aspiring engineers like Allen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

But scientists, universities, publishers, and funders need to treat peer review as the essential work that it is, not as an optional favor.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

They undertook their own research in partnership with local universities, to ensure the surface of their new women's pitch would be suitable.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The idea of orbital solar-power systems has been around for decades, discussed in the pages of an Isaac Asimov science fiction story published in 1941 and explored at universities and government research laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Having just returned from America, I thought, he might help me contact universities over there about the possibility of a tennis scholarship.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane