Nine University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ doctoral programs have been ranked high in a faculty productivity index featured in the Jan. 12 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, including the geography department, which ranked second in the nation. Other CU-Â鶹ӰԺ programs ranked in the top 10 included physical oceanography (4), communication (6), cognitive science (7), atmospheric sciences (8), chemical engineering (8), biomedical engineering (9), civil and environmental engineering (9) and aeronautical and aerospace engineering (10).