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has recently appeared that measures how well universities' labs and health programs benefit the world's poor. It measures, among other things, how much they research global diseases neglected by market-driven medicine, and how much access poor countries get to their results.

Few universities have done well; the University of British Columbia was the only school in the A range, having received an A-. Only five were in the B range.

 earned a D, but its peers got only a C or lower. The U ranked 50th, apparently out of 60 -- though only 54 are listed in the ranking.

The University Global Health Impact Report Card was produced by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), an international nonprofit student organization.

Here's its summary of the key factors behind the report card:

You can look at the full ranking and get more info here.

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A new report card has recently appeared that measures how well universities’ labs and health programs benefit the world’s poor. It measures, among other things, how much they research global diseases neglected by market-driven medicine, and how much access poor countries get to their results. Few universities have done well; the University of British Columbia…

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