<p>The University of Georgia is ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide for the number of U.S. patents granted in 2012, according to a list released this week by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. UGA ranked 49th among U.S. universities and 66th worldwide.</p>
<p>UGA bested many top AAU universities including Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, UVA, Colorado, Rutgers, Kansas, Washington University in St. Louis and Boston University.</p>