associate professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship
noun
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But eating less can also mean taking in fewer essential nutrients, Holly Wyatt, MD, an adjoint associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz, told Health.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
Led by Chih-Jen Shih, PhD, an associate professor of chemical engineering at ETH Zurich, the team developed a new one-step process to fabricate organic light-emitting diodes, which convert electrical energy into visible light.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
Quan Xie, associate professor of digital advertising at Southern Methodist University, also cited the holiday season as a factor in the story's popularity.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
William Gumede, an associate professor at Johannesburg's Witwatersrand University, says the summit controversy is a sign of the times.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
Led by Chih-Jen Shih, PhD, an associate professor of chemical engineering at ETH Zurich, the team developed a new one-step process to fabricate organic light-emitting diodes, which convert electrical energy into visible light.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
Quan Xie, associate professor of digital advertising at Southern Methodist University, also cited the holiday season as a factor in the story's popularity.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
William Gumede, an associate professor at Johannesburg's Witwatersrand University, says the summit controversy is a sign of the times.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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