Reuters ranks North Carolina sixth most innovative university in the world

Posted Nov 4, 2019
Reuters has ranked The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill No. 6 on its list of the Most Innovative Universities in the World. The annual list ranks educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and power new markets and industries. UNC rose three spots from last year’s rankings – moving up from number nine. (UNC.edu)

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