assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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And most regional farmers rent some of their land, according to Joana Colussi, research assistant professor in the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Younger generations are often difficult to attract, and YA reimaginings are just one way platforms are trying to break into the teenage demographic, said Jennifer Hessler, an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Southern California.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Pasricha is the director of the Institute for Gut-Brain Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and writes for the Washington Post.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Brahmbhatt, who is also an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, also referenced a large Harvard University study that showed men who wore boxers had higher sperm concentration than those who wore formfitting styles.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Younger generations are often difficult to attract, and YA reimaginings are just one way platforms are trying to break into the teenage demographic, said Jennifer Hessler, an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Southern California.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Pasricha is the director of the Institute for Gut-Brain Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and writes for the Washington Post.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Brahmbhatt, who is also an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, also referenced a large Harvard University study that showed men who wore boxers had higher sperm concentration than those who wore formfitting styles.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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