Ambitious Aspirations, or (from The Periodic Table, Too)

Under the leadership of Provost Sullivan, the University community articulated "an ambitious aspiration for the University—to be one of the top three public research universities in the world [sic] within a decade." Institutions With Newly Elected (2008) National Academy of Science Members Berkeley 3 University of Texas – Austin 3 Arizona State 2
U Washington 2
UCLA 2
UC – Santa Barbara 2
UCSD 2 Oregon State 1
Maryland 1
UCSF 1
UC – Santa Cruz 1
Indiana University 1
Oregon Health and Sciences University 1
Michigan 1
University of Texas – Southwestern 1
Wisconsin 1 Minnesota has 13 members (total). ...
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