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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Backlash against ‘cancel culture’ persists In the woman’s case, a contingent of supporters just want to fight cancel culture, said Franciska Coleman, an assistant professor of law at University of Wisconsin Law School, who has written about cancel culture and social regulation of speech.
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Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Can Scar Tapes Really Work as Wrinkle Patches? Scar tapes may produce a temporary smoothing effect by physically restricting facial muscle movement, according to Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD, FAAD, an assistant professor of dermatology at New York Medical College.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Investing in basic science can often be too risky for the private sector to take on, said Ignacio González Garcia, one of the report’s authors and an assistant professor of economics at American University.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Rafia Khan, PhD, is an assistant professor and extension entomologist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Can Scar Tapes Really Work as Wrinkle Patches? Scar tapes may produce a temporary smoothing effect by physically restricting facial muscle movement, according to Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD, FAAD, an assistant professor of dermatology at New York Medical College.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Investing in basic science can often be too risky for the private sector to take on, said Ignacio González Garcia, one of the report’s authors and an assistant professor of economics at American University.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Rafia Khan, PhD, is an assistant professor and extension entomologist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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