Past BPTW Performance of the 2006 Top 15 US Academia Institutions // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/pasttop15us.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Past Rank", "US and Canada","Postdocs 03", "Academia 03", "Postdocs 04", "Academia 04", "Postdocs 05","Acad

Best Places to Work 2006: Academia © JENNIFER TRENCHARD © THOMAS ROPKE/CORBIS Our annual survey picks the 40 best academic institutions. See where yours - or the one you're considering moving to - fared. Assistant publisher MARIA W. ANDERSON highlights trends and zeroes in on what made top schools great. By Maria W. Anderson, with reporting by Juhi Yajnik Related Articles: Best Places to Work Survey Index Best Places to Work in Academia 2006

Top 50 Institutions in the U.S. // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/institutions.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Rank in 2006", "Rank in 2005","Name/Location", "State", "Type", "Strengths", "Strengths","Weaknesses","Weaknesses"]; // create ActiveWid

Top 15 US Academic Institutions // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/top15us.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Rank in 2006", "Rank in 2005","Institution", "Type", "No. of Full-Time Life Science Researchers", "Federal Funding (in millions of dollars)", "

Most Important Factors for US Academic Scientists // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/topfactors.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Rank in the US in 2006", "Rank in the US in 2005","Category", "Factor"]; // create ActiveWidgets Grid javascript object

Top Canadian Academic Institutions // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/can.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Rank in 2006", "Name"]; // create ActiveWidgets Grid javascript object var obj = new AW.UI.Grid; // provide column labels obj.setHeade

Top UK Academic Institutions // create ActiveWidgets data model - CSV text table var table = new AW.CSV.Table; // provide data URL - plain text comma-separated file table.setURL("/supplementary/csv/24822/uk.csv"); // start asyncronous data retrieval table.request(); // define column labels var columns = [ "Rank in 2006", "Name"]; // create ActiveWidgets Grid javascript object var obj = new AW.UI.Grid; // provide column labels obj.setHeaderText(c

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