Wayne State University Thursday announced that the 2002 National Science Foundation report on research and development expenditures at U.S. universities found WSU continuing to climb. Wayne State advanced two places in total university R&D to 61st among all U.S. universities, and one place to 41st among public universities. Key growth areas include social sciences by 24.4 percent, life sciences by 13.4 percent, physical sciences by 10.6 percent and engineering by 7 percent. The university's rank for medical sciences held at number 22, a growth of 12 spots from 10 years ago. Chemistry and physics both climbed higher; four spots to 47 in chemistry and two spots to 41 in physics. In the past seven years, Wayne State's research has grown over 11 percent annually, with research expenditures reaching nearly $199 million in 2002.