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A&T PREEMINENCE 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, N.C.
A&T was ranked among the top 7
percent of national and international
universities for campus sustainability
and environmental friendly university
management by Universitas
Indonesia’s (UI) GreenMetric Ranking
of World Universities.
Success Five hundred sixteen universities
from 74 countries were considered
matters for the 2016 ranking. The University
of California Davis took the
here. top spot as the world’s best
green campus, followed by the
University of Nottingham, U.K., and
Waganigen University and Research,
Netherlands, in second and third place
respectively. N.C. A&T ranked 36th.
The final rankings are computed
from information provided by
universities online, organized under
six main categories, including green
statistics (15 percent), energy and
climate change (21 percent), waste
management (18 percent), water
usage (10 percent), transportation (18
percent) and education (18 percent).
New to the 2017 ranking and
ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL ceremony, UI GreenMetric initiated
a network hub for participating
EFFICIENCY universities to share their best
practices in implementing
sustainable campus programs at
A&T launched nursing education operations in fall 2016 at the new Union Square
their universities.
Campus, a partnership with two other local colleges and the Cone Health
network. The facility employs state-of-the-art technology, including virtual
reality and next-generation mannequins, to enhance learning in clinical settings.
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