Loeb

American

[lohb, lœb] / loʊb, lœb /

noun

Jacques 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.

Loeb British

/ løːp, lɜːb /

noun

Jacques (ʒɑːk). 1859–1924, US physiologist, born in Germany, noted esp for his pioneering work on artificial parthenogenesis

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His investigation into cargo ship crews abandoned at sea was a finalist for the Overseas Press Club's top prize for human interest journalism, as well as a Gerald Loeb Award feature finalist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Loeb noted that earlier research had suggested possible links between microplastics and conditions such as heart disease and dementia, but there had been little direct evidence tying them specifically to prostate cancer.

From Science Daily

In 2019, Scott was part of a team of Journal reporters who won a Gerald Loeb Award for breaking news coverage of Amazon's process of selecting a second headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2003, he was part of a Journal team that won a Pulitzer prize for a series on corporate corruption, and is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, business journalism's highest honor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Additionally, Loeb thinks the South Korean chip maker “has solidified its leadership” in the market for high-bandwidth memory, which has become essential to more advanced AI chips such as Nvidia’s graphics processing units.

From MarketWatch

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