Up a spot

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on August 20, 2009 at 8:18 am

Vanderbilt comes in at No. 17 on U.S. News & World Report’s latest ranking of the nation’s top universities. That’s the school’s highest-ever rating, up one position from last year and tied with Rice and Emory.

SEE ALSO: Belmont’s rising regional rank

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A guide to the new economy

By Kleinheider Posted on January 9, 2009 at 7:40 am

From U.S. News:

What is the new economy? Robert Atkinson, lead author of the 2008 State New Economy Index and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, says that the index is not meant to measure economic performance—which is why rust belt Michigan can come in at 17th in states that have adapted to the new economy and Sun Belt North Carolina comes in at 24th. Instead, it is about which states have the economic structures in place that will allow their entrepreneurs to create long-term innovation: knowledge jobs, globalization, dynamism, and technology.

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