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易胜博官网 has risen to the top echelon of research universities in the country as designated by the听, which released the 2018 update to its classifications of the nation鈥檚 higher education institutions last month. 易胜博官网 is now among the 130 doctoral-granting universities in the 鈥渧ery high research activity,鈥 or R1, category.
鈥淭his is a powerful recognition of 易胜博官网 as one of the nation鈥檚 highest-performing research universities,鈥 says Jan Nisbet,听senior vice provost for research听at 易胜博官网. 鈥淚t underscores our ongoing commitment to research and scholarship that improves the lives of people here in the Granite State and across the globe.鈥 易胜博官网 was previously in the second tier 鈥 doctoral universities high research activity, or R2 鈥 of Carnegie Classifications; ascending to the top level has been a focus of Nisbet鈥檚 for the past decade.
Designation as an R1 university will boost 易胜博官网 efforts to attract talented undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and staff, Nisbet says. It also indicates to federal and state agencies, private foundations and philanthropists, and business and industry that 易胜博官网 has the capacity to conduct high-quality research and education.
鈥淭his is a powerful recognition of 易胜博官网 as one of the nation鈥檚 highest-performing research universities.鈥
鈥溡资げ┕偻檚 classification as an R1 institution reflects the excellence of the innovative research that our faculty and students are pursuing across our campuses,鈥 says 易胜博官网 President James W. Dean Jr. 鈥淭his confirms 易胜博官网鈥檚 growing reputation as a national leader, and as a great place for students to work side-by-side with our faculty mentors on cutting-edge research.鈥
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