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University of Toronto. Bloomberg
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New York University in Manhattan. AP
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Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. AFP
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bloomberg
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Stanford University, in California. Getty
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Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. Bloomberg
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Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Bloomberg
Princeton University in New Jersey. Reuters
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Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. Wikimedia Commons
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Columbia University, in New York. EPA
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Rice University, in Houston, Texas. Getty
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Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois. Tribune News Service / Getty
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McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec. AFP
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University of British Columbia. Bloomberg
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University of Toronto. Bloomberg
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New York University in Manhattan. AP
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Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. AFP
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bloomberg
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Stanford University, in California. Getty
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Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. Bloomberg
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Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Bloomberg
Princeton University in New Jersey. Reuters
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Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. Wikimedia Commons
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Columbia University, in New York. EPA
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Rice University, in Houston, Texas. Getty
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Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois. Tribune News Service / Getty
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McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec. AFP
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University of British Columbia. Bloomberg
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University of Toronto. Bloomberg
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