| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2022 |
Muhlenberg College
AC-9: Research and Scholarship
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
9.87 / 12.00 |
Richard
Niesenbaum Professor, Biology, Director, Sustainability Studies Program Biology |
Total number of employees that conduct research:
Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
Examples of Current Research Areas (Department)
Public perceptions of climate change (Institute of Public Opinion)
General Sustainability: Niesenbaum, R. 2020. “Sustainable Solutions: Problem solving for current and future generations”. Oxford University Press (Biology & Sustainability Studies)
Artisanal Gold mining: Approaches and barriers to achieving sustainability objectives (Sustainability Studies & Art)
The Integration of Conservation, Biodiversity, and Sustainability (Biology)
Grant received for integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Food Systems (Innovation & Entrepreneurship & Sustainability Studies)
Remediation of soil p′-DDE by Plants and Earthworms (Environmental Science and Chemistry)
Public Views on a Carbon Tax Depend on the Proposed Use of Revenue (Political Science & Economics).
Ecology of invertebrates, with a particular focus on symbiotic interactions and feeding and defense in marine invertebrates (Biology).
How theatre participates in the overlapping and mutually generative systems of human subjectivity, sociality and total environment (Theater & Performance Studies)
How social, cultural and political institutions evolve and affect economic development, as well as the developmental experiences and challenges of the BRICS nations (Economics)
Sustainable development and climate change in Bangladesh (Political Science)
Public opinion & policy research on Fracking in PA (Political Science)
Effects of climate warming on historical flowering times (Biology & Mathematics)
Development and promotion of inclusive practices in STEM education (Mathematics)
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Dr. Niesenbaum emailed faculty colleagues about their research. Further inventory was conducted by searching faculty research interests and outcomes on the college web-page. The total number of departments was taken from website: https://catalog.muhlenberg.edu/content.php?catoid=8&navoid=146. Total faculty that conduct research is the total number of tenured and tenure-track faculty on campus.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Active research areas were obtained through direct contact from faculty and through a search of the college web page. https://www.muhlenberg.edu/
Active research areas were obtained through direct contact from faculty and through a search of the college web page. https://www.muhlenberg.edu/
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