DATE: November 15, 2007

CONTACT: Chris Przirembel, (864) 656-7701
cprzmbl@clemson.edu

WRITER: Sandy Woodward, (864) 656-1220
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Clemson Best Place to Work in Academia, survey says

CLEMSON — Clemson University has been named the Best Place to Work in Academia among academic institutions and No. 3 overall in The Scientist magazine’s annual survey of its readers.

As the leading academic institution, Clemson joined Massachusetts General Hospital (medical) and the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (governmental) in the top three slots.

More than 2,000 qualified responses were tallied from the readership of The Scientist, with a total of 83 institutions represented. Survey respondents were asked to assess their working environments by indicating their level of agreement with 39 statements in eight different categories.

The Scientist targets active researchers in the life sciences. Subscribers include 80 percent PhDs/MDs with 40 percent employed in academia and 35 percent in industry.

“We are very pleased that Clemson is recognized again by this very selective, professionally critical group of readers. It is especially gratifying to note the other institutions represented in the survey. We invite life science researchers – and indeed researchers in all disciplines — to visit Clemson and find out firsthand what we have to offer,” said Chris Przirembel, Clemson’s vice president for research and economic development.

Details are available in The Scientist’s November issue, including detailed survey results and rankings of the top 40 U. S. institutions and the top 15 international institutions. The survey was also released online at www.the-scientist.com.

This is the second time Clemson has ranked in the top three institutions. In 2005, the University was ranked first overall.

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