Academic Dissertations in the News
That’s Dr. Marijuana Pepsi to you! Black woman with unique name earns PhD with dissertation on others like her.
While much of the country has been busy legalizing lower-case marijuana, the woman born into the name has built a successful life.
Read more at Journal Sentinel.
Sworn to The Sword: Defending My Dissertation & Heading to Princeton
Twenty years ago, my mother called a computer science professor to settle an argument about chemistry.... I knew I would be defending my thesis. I didn’t realize that Ethan literally planned to attack me.
Read more at medium.com
Finnish researcher looks to blue-green algae for biodiesel production
Jämsä extensively studied the topic for his doctoral dissertation and said that converting algae into biodiesel would also help clean wastewater.
Read more at http://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2019/05/27/finland-algae-biofuel-production-research/
Putin's Purported Daughter Defends Dissertation
Katerina Tikhonova, who is said to be the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, defended her dissertation at Moscow State University on May 24. Cameras were not present when she spoke, but a Current Time journalist filmed her speaking on his mobile phone.
Read more at https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-daughter/29961480.html
UNH beer inspired by 1600s Smuttynose tavern
Hampshire's Brewing Science Laboratory are using the Smuttynose Island tavern, discovered through archaeological excavations beginning in 2009, and further detailed in a more recent dissertation from a PhD student, as inspiration for a "history beer" project. They're now in the process of brewing a beer that "would have" been drank at the 1600s tavern, based on extensive research from that time, and using both George Washington and Ben Franklin's handwritten beer recipes.
Read more at https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article230738459.html
When It Comes to Dissertations, Done Is Best
Why the old adage is still useful. By Katie Shives
Read more at InsideHigherEd.com
A Done Dissertation Isn’t The Best Dissertation
Prioritizing research quality over speed. By Wendy Robinson
Read more at insidehighered.com
Augmentation of labor with higher doses of oxytocin does not reduce rate of cesarean sections
In her dissertation, Lotta Selin, a midwife, studied data on a total of 2,775 births in Sweden. She has focused on the risk and outcomes of delayed labor and how augmentation of labor with oxytocin is managed.
She found that delayed labor increases the risk of a cesarean section, even among women who receive oxytocin for augmentation of labor. The rate of cesarean section among first-time mothers is not reduced if the administered dose is doubled either, according to a dissertation from Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more at www.news-medical.net
Preventing Dissertation Burnout
Some advice to help you push through the stress during the final stages of your dissertation by Megan Poorman
Read the article at InsideHigherEd.com
Duke Mathematician Jiuya Wang Wins Dissertation Prize
Jiuya Wang, Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2019 Dissertation Prize by the Association for Women in Mathematics
Read more at Duke.edu
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