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SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: 40 Years and How to Apply
The SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (JDP) is a Ph.D. program run jointly by San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego, a partnership between the California State University and University of California systems. It marke… Jun 30, 2025
- Purdue’s DUIRI Program: How Undergraduates Join Interdisciplinary Research Teams For Purdue University undergraduates who want research experience beyond their own major, one of the most structured options is the Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship (DUIRI), run by Purdue's Discovery Park District. Each session, faculty teams from at… Jun 30, 2025
- UC Irvine Student Housing Guide: Guarantees, Deadlines and 2026–27 Rates The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has one of the largest on-campus housing systems in California. This guide covers how much housing UCI has, who is guaranteed a place, application deadlines, and 2026–27 prices for residence halls and graduate apartments, based on UCI's… Jun 28, 2025
- William & Mary’s 1693 Scholars Program: Selection, Benefits and Undergraduate Research William & Mary's 1693 Scholars Program is the university's most selective undergraduate award: fewer than ten first-year students are chosen each year from the entire applicant pool, and the program pairs a large merit scholarship with research funding, faculty mentoring and… Jun 10, 2025
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UC Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies: What It Offers and How to Apply
The College of Creative Studies (CCS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara is one of the most unusual undergraduate programs in the UC system: a small college inside a large public research university, built for students who already want to do original research or crea… Jun 9, 2025
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Faculty-in-Residence Programs: How Professors Living in Residence Halls Shape College Life
Many U.S. universities place professors, and often their families, in apartments inside residence halls. These faculty-in-residence (FIR) programs are meant to make a dorm feel like a community: faculty host dinners and talks in their homes, eat with students, show up at games a… Jun 6, 2025
- Undergraduate Research at U.S. Universities: How It Works and How International Students Can Get Involved Undergraduate research is no longer something only a few science majors do in their final year. Most U.S. research universities, and many liberal arts colleges, now run offices, grants, courses and campus symposia that help undergraduates work on real research and creative proje… Jun 5, 2025
- Clemson MBA Options: Online, Part-Time and Full-Time Paths, and What Works for International Students Many MBA students today never leave their jobs. Part-time and online programs let engineers, analysts and managers earn a business degree while they keep working, and use what they learn right away. Clemson University's MBA program, based in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, … Jun 5, 2025
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M.D.-Ph.D. Programs in the U.S.: How MSTPs Train Physician-Scientists and What International Applicants Should Know
M.D.-Ph.D. programs train physician-scientists: doctors who also earn a research doctorate and usually build careers that combine patient care with laboratory or clinical research. Many of the strongest programs are Medical Scientist Training Programs (MSTPs) funded in part by t… Jun 5, 2025
- From Pharm.D. to the Pharmaceutical Industry: How Pharmacy Students Prepare, With UConn as an Example Most people picture pharmacists behind a retail counter or in a hospital, but Pharm.D. graduates also work for drug and device companies in roles such as regulatory affairs, medical affairs, medical communications, health economics and research and development. Getting there usu… Jun 5, 2025
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