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The research, led by Clough, a recent doctoral graduate, was published in RSC Analytical Methods and supported by the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts' Meet the Moment Research Initiative.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
An interesting research question for future generations of economics doctoral students would be whether publishing quarterly forecasts actually makes the Fed dumber.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
At Minnesota, Sims was also the doctoral adviser for Lars Peter Hansen, who won the Nobel in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
He and Pillai were both doctoral students at the University of Cambridge, where the project was initiated.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
Dean Dudley Weldon Woodard supervised Claytor’s thesis and recommended that he follow his footsteps to the University of Pennsylvania’s doctoral program.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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