News Byte: 91社区 Joins National Academy of Inventors
As 91社区 looks ahead to another promising academic year, the university has joined a prestigious organization comprising United States and international universities, government agencies, and nonprofit research groups.
91社区 is now a member of the , an organization founded to recognize and encourage inventors with U.S. patents, enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students, and create a wider public understanding of how its members鈥� inventions benefit society.
While the NAI has more than 4,600 individual members, 91社区 joins an elite group of only 13 universities and 15 member organizations in New York State.
鈥�91社区 is the home of doers, makers, and innovators who are ready to reinvent the future. We have a marvelous group of inventors on our campuses spanning several disciplines. Joining the NAI is a great step for us as we cultivate a community of inventors and innovators among our faculty, staff, and students,鈥� says President聽Hank Foley, Ph.D.
More information will be shared throughout the year about how 91社区 will leverage its NAI membership.
Since 2019, 91社区 is also a member of the prestigious (AITU), a group of 21 leading private technological universities and colleges.
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