Morgan State University targets R-1 status to boost innovation, jobs and growth in Baltimore

Special to the AFRO

Morgan State University (MSU) is pressing forward in its efforts to achieve R-1 status—a designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and the American Council on Education (ACE).

Institutions with an R-1 status operate at the highest level of research activity and are critical for innovation, as their research drives new products and business creation.

Presently MSU offers 20 plus doctoral degree granting programs; having invested over one billion dollars in infrastructure and hosting eight new State Supported Research Centers, including ones in cutting edge topical areas such as Cybersecurity, Al and Machine Learning and Microelectronics (CHIPS)…

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