Bittermann earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University, which in 1989 named him the Southern Illinois University's Journalism Alumnus of the Year.

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Ireland of the University of Texas, which found that over time, the degree of similarity begins to reflect the closeness (or coolness) of a relationship.

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Branagan has faced that kind of tunnel vision throughout his career, which began with an undergraduate degree in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1990.

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Mason found support in 2006 at the University of Chicago, which granted him a scholarship toward a master's degree in public policy.

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Roles in finance GE and Bosch Automotive anchored his career, which began following his summa cum laude graduation with an accounting degree, from Murray State University, in 1986.

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Professor Khalili has been awarded various honours, which include Trustee of the City of Jerusalem, an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Boston University, and Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I (KCFO).

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But one of the participating schools, University of Cincinnati, will offer a course called Innovation and Design Thinking, which a student could use toward a degree in business or engineering.

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The ebooks programme, which began in 2011 as a pilot project for the school of psychology, the university said it hopes to have all degree subjects included within the next two years.

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