Does new chemistry prof mean much for the rankings?

<p>Yet another prestigious award for Chad Mirkin (Prof of Chem, director of NU’s International Institute for Nanotechnology) along with an additional $3 million in federal funding.</p>

<p>[Mirkin</a> Honored With Second Major National Award](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2008/06/mirkinhonor.html]Mirkin”>Mirkin Honored With Second Major National Award: Northwestern University News)</p>