updated in June 2007, and many of the agencies it includes may have upgraded their supercomputing capabilities by the time that listing is issued.
3.         Colleges of Law, Nursing Advance in U.S. News Graduate School Rankings
The UK College of Nursing climbed three places to 26th place in the latest round of graduate school rankings by U.S. News & World Report magazine, while the College of Law jumped five positions to 60th. Meanwhile, the College of Public Health entered the rankings for the first time since its creation in 2004, posting a listing in 31st place.
4.         UK Is Chosen to Participate in Wabash Study of Liberal Arts Education
The University of Kentucky is involved in one of the most comprehensive national studies ever conducted focusing on the effects of American higher education on student learning and development. UK is one of 19 colleges and universities around the nation chosen to participate in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, sponsored and led by the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College in Indiana. The institutions represent liberal arts colleges, regional universities, research universities, and community colleges. UK joins the universities of Michigan and Notre Dame in the sample of research universities. The study explores not only whether and how much students develop because of their collegiate experiences, but also why and how this development happens. The four-year longitudinal study focuses on the following outcomes: effective reasoning and problem solving; inclination to inquire and lifelong learning; integration of learning; intercultural effectiveness; leadership; moral reasoning and character; and well-being. More than 400 UK freshmen were recruited to participate. They completed one assessment during the fall semester and one in March. A final assessment will be taken in the spring semester of their senior year.
5.         UK Chandler Hospital Ranks among Nation's Top 100
UK Healthcare's Chandler Hospital is among the nation's top 100 hospitals and one of the top 15 major academic medical centers in a national ranking. Chandler Hospital was the only Lexington hospital and the only major academic medical center in Kentucky to be ranked in the top 100 by Solucient, an organization that has been identifying America's top performing hospitals since 1993 and that is well-known in the health care industry. The study compared patient safety, financial performance, efficiency, growth in patient volume, and clinical outcomeshow well patients fared. The top hospitals have higher survival rates, keep more patients complication-free, and attract more patients, while maintaining efficiency. Solucient ranked UK Chandler Hospital among the top 15 academic medical centers in performance improvement in 2005. The 2006 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success study appears in the March 12 edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.