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the_phoenix612
11-04-2009, 05:43 PM
So says the National Science Foundation, A&M takes the place of Washington University in St. Louis.

Top 20 List
1. Johns Hopkins University
2. University of California, San Francisco
3. University of Wisconsin, Madison
4. University of Michigan
5. University of California, Los Angeles
6. University of California, San Diego
7. Duke University
8. University of Washington
9. University of Pennsylvania
10. Ohio State University
11. Pennsylvania State University
12. Stanford University
13. University of Minnesota
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15. Cornell University
16. University of California, Davis
17. University of Pittsburgh
18. University of California, Berkeley
19. University of Florida
20. Texas A&M University

http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/11/04/News/National.Science.Foundations.Names.Texas.Am.Member .Of.Top.20.Research.Performers-3821378.shtml
pied
11-04-2009, 05:57 PM
Initial thoughts.

Lots of CA schools.

UC San Francisco? I don't know that I actualy knew that was a school.

Stanford representing, but where is Harvard/Yale?

odd list
Firebird
11-04-2009, 06:09 PM
Initial thoughts.

Lots of CA schools.

UC San Francisco? I don't know that I actualy knew that was a school.

Stanford representing, but where is Harvard/Yale?

odd list

Not really, it's very straightforward. Expenditures for research in science/engineering.

The Ivies are good, but they are not hard science/engineering powerhouses like most of the schools on that list. It's going to be tough for a private to crack, and those that do are going to be the Stanford/MITs of the world. Cornell is up there.

The UC system is top of the line for science research.
pied
11-04-2009, 06:18 PM
Figured this was the case. Stanford/Duke made the list, Is JH/Cornell private?

Another question I liely should know the answer to, are UCSF and the university of San Francisco the sme thing?

In any case, UCSF beating out it's bay neighbors is odd, don't you think?
okt0ber
11-04-2009, 09:25 PM
Wisconsin and Minnesota - I was surprised.
svhorns
11-04-2009, 09:51 PM
Who's #21?
DragonBand06
11-04-2009, 10:39 PM
If you're not 20th, you're last.
stevefoxsc
11-04-2009, 10:54 PM
Wow wolverines beat out MIT gotta give the maize and blue props.
okt0ber
11-05-2009, 12:12 AM
Wow wolverines beat out MIT gotta give the maize and blue props.

I'm not giving them anything.
yankee
11-05-2009, 12:16 AM
Wisconsin and Minnesota - I was surprised.

i've always heard wisconsin is a very good school.
GoOwls
11-05-2009, 12:21 AM
So says the National Science Foundation, A&M takes the place of Washington University in St. Louis.

Top 20 List
1. Johns Hopkins University
2. University of California, San Francisco
3. University of Wisconsin, Madison
4. University of Michigan
5. University of California, Los Angeles
6. University of California, San Diego
7. Duke University
8. University of Washington
9. University of Pennsylvania
10. Ohio State University
11. Pennsylvania State University
12. Stanford University
13. University of Minnesota
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15. Cornell University
16. University of California, Davis
17. University of Pittsburgh
18. University of California, Berkeley
19. University of Florida
20. Texas A&M University

http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/11/04/News/National.Science.Foundations.Names.Texas.Am.Member .Of.Top.20.Research.Performers-3821378.shtml

OK, but since when did first hand studying the reproductive system of a female sheep qualify for the Top 20 research list?

:ninja: :eek: :D :ninja:
pied
11-05-2009, 09:05 AM
One thing they would not appear to be in the top 20 in is designing/building facilities that are up to code....


Engineers say Texas A&M athletic facility wasn't built to withstand high winds
By Danny Robbins (CP) – 15 hours ago

DALLAS — Texas A&M University's tentlike athletic complex wasn't built to withstand the maximum winds prescribed by the building code, according to an engineering firm hired by the university to evaluate the US$35.6-million structure.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hdYLEZKBOxEzdhUHikj20Q9FdeBw
Firebird
11-05-2009, 10:34 AM
Figured this was the case. Stanford/Duke made the list, Is JH/Cornell private?

Another question I liely should know the answer to, are UCSF and the university of San Francisco the sme thing?

In any case, UCSF beating out it's bay neighbors is odd, don't you think?

Yes, and they have also long been very concentrated on the hard sciences.
pied
11-05-2009, 10:43 AM
Figured this was the case. Stanford/Duke made the list, Is JH/Cornell private?

Another question I liely should know the answer to, are UCSF and the university of San Francisco the sme thing?

In any case, UCSF beating out it's bay neighbors is odd, don't you think?

UCSF is not USF.

Apparently it is primarily a medical school/health care research instituton.

UCSF Mission and VisionMission:

*advancing health worldwide™

Vision:
In advancing health worldwide, we will:
*Develop innovative, collaborative approaches for education, health care and research that span disciplines within and across the health sciences

*Be a world leader in scientific discovery and its translation into improved health
*Develop the world's future leaders in health care delivery, research and
education

*Deliver the highest-quality, patient-centered care

*Build upon our commitment to diversity

*Provide a supportive work environment to recruit and retain the best people and position UCSF for the future

*Serve our local, regional and global communities and eliminate health disparities

http://www.ucsf.edu/about-ucsf/mission/
cyfallsbooster2
11-05-2009, 11:29 AM
Initial thoughts.

Lots of CA schools.

UC San Francisco? I don't know that I actualy knew that was a school.

Stanford representing, but where is Harvard/Yale?

odd list

Harvard/Yale are business and law schools. Not research.
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 12:27 PM
One thing they would not appear to be in the top 20 in is designing/building facilities that are up to code....




http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hdYLEZKBOxEzdhUHikj20Q9FdeBwDid you read the part where the company who designed the faulty Dallas Cowboys practice facility is the same company that designed McFerrin? Or the part about A&M being the ones to hire the company to double-check the work after the cowboys structure fell?

Or did you feel like bringing up something completely off-topic because you couldn't handle A&M getting recognition for a national honor?
pied
11-05-2009, 12:54 PM
Did you read the part where the company who designed the faulty Dallas Cowboys practice facility is the same company that designed McFerrin? Or the part about A&M being the ones to hire the company to double-check the work after the cowboys structure fell?

Or did you feel like bringing up something completely off-topic because you couldn't handle A&M getting recognition for a national honor?

read it on Aggie Yell and thought it was funny. The thread title was what made me chuckle.

McFerrin Athletic Center not built to code.


The talk was how it may hurt recruiting and how Fran help fund the building of it.
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 12:56 PM
read it on Aggie Yell and thought it was funny. The thread title was what made me chuckle.

McFerrin Athletic Center not built to code.


The talk was how it may hurt recruiting and how Fran help fund the building of it.How will that hurt recruiting? It's a track and field complex, and the football practice facility is up to code.
pied
11-05-2009, 12:58 PM
How will that hurt recruiting? It's a track and field complex, and the football practice facility is up to code.

Didn't say it would. You'd have to ask the poster who made the comment.
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 01:04 PM
Didn't say it would. You'd have to ask the poster who made the comment.Codswallop!
yallerjacket2
11-05-2009, 01:31 PM
Codswallop!

Never heard that before and don't know what it means, but I plan on using it at least in every other sentence from now on. Codswallop!
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 01:42 PM
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=codswallop
pied
11-05-2009, 02:49 PM
Codswallop!

Again I didn't make the comment, simply reported what was being discussed.

If someone were to bring it up to a recruit as part of a pitch, saying the athletic facilities wern't up to code and playing on momma's fears by referring to the Dallas Cowboys accident, I am not sure she would be calmed by the fact that it doesn't really matter because it's a track facility.

Again, just thought it was funny. Reading about how the school is into the sciences on one sight and then seeing that a builiding on campus isn't up to code on another.
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 03:20 PM
Again I didn't make the comment, simply reported what was being discussed.

If someone were to bring it up to a recruit as part of a pitch, saying the athletic facilities wern't up to code and playing on momma's fears by referring to the Dallas Cowboys accident, I am not sure she would be calmed by the fact that it doesn't really matter because it's a track facility.

Again, just thought it was funny. Reading about how the school is into the sciences on one sight and then seeing that a builiding on campus isn't up to code on another.Bollocks!
pied
11-05-2009, 03:23 PM
Bollocks!

What is Nevermind the _______ , Here's the Sex Pistols?
yallerjacket2
11-05-2009, 03:51 PM
What is Nevermind the _______ , Here's the Sex Pistols?

That is correct!
fbstangman
11-05-2009, 04:21 PM
Aggies #1 in research of the many uses of cowflop.;)
Dawg Fan
11-05-2009, 05:30 PM
OK, but since when did first hand studying the reproductive system of a female sheep qualify for the Top 20 research list?

:ninja: :eek: :D :ninja:

wow, you are really on your game............
GoOwls
11-05-2009, 07:02 PM
wow, you are really on your game............

Thanks for noticing.....I WAS rather proud of it.....I'd frame it if I could.....:D
okt0ber
11-05-2009, 08:04 PM
Did you read the part where the company who designed the faulty Dallas Cowboys practice facility is the same company that designed McFerrin? Or the part about A&M being the ones to hire the company to double-check the work after the cowboys structure fell?

Or did you feel like bringing up something completely off-topic because you couldn't handle A&M getting recognition for a national honor?

Doesn't really seem off topic to me. Building codes are developed by engineering research.... I thought that was something A&M was big on?

None the less, it seems like a valid joke on this thread to me.
DragonBand06
11-05-2009, 09:38 PM
Doesn't really seem off topic to me. Building codes are developed by engineering research.... I thought that was something A&M was big on?

None the less, it seems like a valid joke on this thread to me.Except they weren't the ones who designed the building. Fail.