Why the New Cannabis Classification Matters

Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses ...
GBH

Marijuana's new drug classification could unlock long-delayed medical research

The move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug could spark new studies into pain, aging and women's health, Dr. Staci Gruber tells GBH's All Things Considered.

Federal push to relax marijuana classification should help the industry in Illinois. But the effects for consumers may take time.

The new proposed federal classification of marijuana would allow more research, and would let cannabis businesses take normal ...
University of New Haven

University of New Haven Elevated in Prestigious Carnegie Research Classifications

The University’s elevation in the Carnegie Research Classifications highlights the impact of faculty and student research across disciplines. In the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of ...
WUNC

North Carolina A&T narrowly misses out on crucial research classification

North Carolina A&T State University is one of the top three public research universities in the state. But it is still striving to attain one of the most prestigious classifications in the research ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT moves up a classification among research universities

Rochester Institute of Technology is now listed as a “high research activity institution” or “R2” under the updated Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. The R2 designation, the ...
WUNC

‘It’s like a magnet:’ NC A&T strives to earn the country’s highest research classification

Shilpi Bhatia, an applied science and technology Ph.D student, pipes wastewater into sample containers in the Liesl Jeffers-Francis lab. She, Ugonna Morikwe and Mehdi Lamssali are part of a team of Ph ...
Forbes

New Carnegie Classifications Released; 41 Universities Gain R1 Status

The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have released a new research classification of colleges and universities. The new framework relies on an ...
The Providence Journal

URI among the most active research universities in the country. Why that matters.

The University of Rhode Island has been designated an R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. URI has seen significant growth in research ...