蘑菇视频 Institute鈥檚 level of research activity has garnered a by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie Foundation) in their Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. KGI appeared for the first time in the 2025 Carnegie Classification released last month, debuting in the Research Colleges and Universities category.
The Research Colleges and Universities category is new to the Carnegie Classification, which introduced the new category to identify 鈥渞esearch happening at colleges and universities that historically have not been recognized for their research activity, including institutions that do not offer many or any doctoral degrees. This new designation includes any non-R1 or R2 institution that spends more than $2.5 million on research annually, accounting for 216 institutions.鈥�
鈥淲e are proud to be recognized for our efforts in groundbreaking research that is happening here at KGI,鈥� said President Mohamed Abousalem. 鈥淏eaker Bees are committed to healing and uplifting our local and global communities, and our research activity is vital in creating solutions to present day and future biotechnology and healthcare problems.鈥�
Research strengths for KGI include cancer evolution, virus-host interactions, immunology, and neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. To learn more about KGI鈥檚 research activity, visit the Research and Industry website.
鈥淜GI鈥檚 recognition in the Carnegie Classification for research activity signals a maturation of our institutional research enterprise,鈥� said W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Systems, Computational, and Molecular Biology Animesh Ray, who has been with KGI since 2001. 鈥淚t validates the scale, scope, and impact of our scholarly output 鈥� particularly in translational science and applied biosciences 鈥� and positions us more competitively for external funding, interdisciplinary partnerships, and the recruitment of high-caliber faculty and graduate students committed to innovation at the intersection of science and society.鈥�
鈥淭he Research Colleges and Universities designation is a meaningful recognition for all of the faculty and students at KGI, as it celebrates that fact that we don鈥檛 just train students for amazing careers, but that we, as scholars, also contribute to a growing body of knowledge in the life sciences and healthcare,鈥� said Barbara Fortini, program director for the MSGDA program and interim program co-director of the MSGC program, and director of the Center for Training in Applied Genomics. 鈥淭his research and innovation goes on to have a positive impact on society far beyond our campus. We also celebrate with our colleagues at the other Claremont Colleges that received this designation as well, as it demonstrates that Claremont is a hive of innovation.鈥�
The Carnegie Classification was first published in 1973 and is updated every three years.