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NERS back on top in US News rankings

March 11, 2014
The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences graduate program now shares the top spot with MIT. | Short Read

The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences graduate program now shares the top spot with MIT in the US News and World Report rankings. “It is the outstanding accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff that make NERS department truly deserving of this number one ranking,” said Ronald Gilgenbach, NERS Chair and Chihiro Kikuchi professor.

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