<p>Yeah that’s true (we have 6 NAS now. Again, Levin. I always heard of his lame teaching so was shocked to hear that he was an innovative researcher. If only that ability could also be applied to his teaching). Some get exposure for stuff they do here, some don’t, but regardless, they hold plenty of events here and are a presence on campus when they are here, so still have an impact (like I believe Rushdie teaches when he is here). I mean, we set up the Tibet-Science initiative w/the Dalai Lama, so as long as the ties are close, things are built upon these relations, and everyone knows it, you get press or at least kudos. I have no idea what category Tretheway falls in, though I think she has done a lot of work here. I think we get to count Gupta because he works at Grady and Emory and Morehouse essentially own Grady lol. Best believe that when someone is doing their work at Emory, we expose the hell out of them (Jaap De Roode, Frans de waal, Bruce Levin, Liotta. Only 1 is NAS, but we constantly rub in how many drugs Liotta has designed, with special emphasis on Emtriva). Let’s not talk about Jimmy Carter. I also think an advantage we have is CNN (yuck! I’m surprised, it, Fox, or MSNBC, can be called news. I guess CNN is slightly better than the other two, but other than a few legit news, foreign policy oriented shows, yuck!) being in Atlanta. That means that if there is a well-known faculty member that is an expert or is making headlines on a pressing issue, we could in theory just send them on down to midtown. However, I don’t think we should be counting Robert Spano. I don’t know if he will be here for long. Vandy’s Ph.D programs and prof. schools have graduated future Nobel Prize Winners. I say, rub it in more than throwing it on a Quick Fact page (not to suggest that being a UG at Vandy will inspire someone to win a Nobel Prize b/c a Ph.D candidate did, but still…). </p>
<p>Yeah, that comment about the 15% is stupid and false. There are still many top 20 USNWR national U’s that accept more than 15% (or about 15%) and wouldn’t be quickly judged as “inferior to Duke”. You know, such as Chicago, JHU, NU.</p>