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Philosophy postdoc Lauren Wilson moving to University of Exeter

Congratulations to Lauren for her dissertation completion and the new job!

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Corey Dethier, MCPS postdoc, moving to Clemson University

He will be starting as an assistant professor at Clemson University in the fall.

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Two University of Minnesota scientists elected as AAAS fellows

Douglas Allchin elected AAAS Fellow. He is a resident fellow at the Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science and is recognized for his work in introducing history and…

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Welcome to the new MCPS postdoc!

Jasmin Özel has accepted a two-year postdoctoral fellowship position starting in August 2025

Call for Poster Presentations: IRSA Spring Conference

The Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications (IRSA) invites graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to submit posters for presentation at our Annual Spring…