FAMU ranks 2nd for increase in scientific publications

Tallahassee, Fla. — Florida A&M University (FAMU) is ranked second among 200 top U.S. universities in growth of global scientific publishing, according to a new National Science Foundation (NSF) study. The study, which covers more than a decade, found that the overall number of publications by U.S. scientists has remained flat, while the publication rate for emerging Asian nations and the European Union has grown. This study was published in the August 3 issue of Science magazine.

FAMU was one of eight universities recognized for growth in U.S. scientific publications, showing a 116-percent increase since the late 1990s. The full list, in rank order, includes:

1. Drew University of Medicine and Science
2. Florida A&M University
3. Clark Atlanta University
4. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5. University of Montana
6. Colorado School of Mines
7. New Jersey Institute of Tech
8. Georgia Institute of Technology

“FAMU is fulfilling the goal of becoming a research-intensive institution,” said Keith Jackson, Ph.D., professor of physics and vice president for research. “We are recruiting more research faculty and establishing more graduate programs. An increase in scholarly and scientific publications is a natural consequence of this activity.”

This is interesting on a number of levels. First the US is falling behind other countries in publications and patents. This article suggests that if the US wants to maintain its scientific position in the world, it is going to have to seek increased productivity from others than white males.

Second, it once again makes a ('cuse my french) MF liar out of "she whose name shall never be mentioned."

Third, it once again shows "the beauty of a low base"

quote:

Originally posted by BleedingOrangeandGreen:


Second, it once again makes a ('cuse my french) MF liar out of "she whose name shall never be mentioned."

Funny how that news comes about a university that's supposedly producing "2" students...

Funny how you probably won't see this in the St. Pete Times

Congrats to FAMU and Clark Atlanta students