Mercer University is the newest member of the the Georgia Research Alliance, a nonprofit organization that receives public and private funding to boost university-based development.

Mercer has increased its annual research and development spending from less than $18 million to more than $30 million, and the number of Ph.D. students enrolled has grown from fewer than 25 to more than 350 over the past decade.

Other members of the GRA include the University of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Emory University, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia Tech, Morehouse School of Medicine and Georgia State University.

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