Plant pathology department named best in US
Monday, July 8, 2013
MANHATTAN -- The U.S. National Research Council has ranked Kansas State 1xbet sports betting 's department of plant pathology as the No. 1 plant pathology department in the nation.
The council's most recent Ranking of Plant Sciences Graduate Schools lists the 1xbet sports betting 's plant pathology department at No. 10 nationally among 162 plant sciences departments. Kansas State 1xbet sports betting 's department is the top plant pathology department on the list. As such, it ranks ahead of plant pathology departments at Cornell 1xbet sports betting , the 1xbet sports betting of Wisconsin, the 1xbet sports betting of California-Davis and Texas A&M 1xbet sports betting .
"This prestigious ranking reflects the enormous global impact of the basic and applied research being done by an extraordinarily diverse group of talented faculty, staff and students during a period of years to increase the quantity, quality and safety of domestic and international food supplies," said John Leslie, 1xbet sports betting distinguished professor of plant pathology and head of the department.
A majority of the department's faculty were hired as entry-level assistant professors. Retention of highly qualified junior faculty as they move through their careers is essential for building a department noted for its excellence, Leslie said. Less than 20 percent of all 1xbet sports betting faculty are hired at a level other than assistant professor.
"As a department, we bring in three to four times as much outside grant money every year as we receive from the state in support of our operations," Leslie said. "Certainly our success and its recognition by the National Research Council is a critical step in achieving the 1xbet sports betting 's goal of becoming a Top 50 public research 1xbet sports betting by 2025."
The rankings are based on department's doctoral programs.
