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he University of Washington was the top ranked American public university among the top 10 in Reuters’ annual list of the world’s most innovative universities.
For the third-straight year, Reuters ranked the top 100 most innovative universities based on 10 different metrics, including academic papers on research, patent filings and a university’s ability to transform its development and discoveries into real-world commercial impact. Reuters notes that the list “identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries.”
Image: Political, business, and education leaders from Washington and China gathered earlier this month to celebrate the launch of the Global Innovation Exchange in Bellevue, Wash. (GeekWire photo / Taylor Soper)
