| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.70 |
| Liaison | Karen Marin-Hines |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Texas Tech University
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Lisa
Simmons Section Coordinator Planning & Administration |
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Student Sustainability Research Incentives
Yes
A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
In the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources there are a variety of student research projects that are designed to improve sustainability and of natural resources across Texas and New Mexico. These projects range from studying and determining better ways to manage Elk habitats, how wildfires affect wildlife and methods thin forests while maintaining biodiversity, to how a native, invasive plant can be more stably controlled. All of these studies are designed to promote sustainability in natural habitats.
Faculty Sustainability Research Incentives
Yes
A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
In the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources there are a variety of faculty research projects that are designed to improve sustainability. These projects range from finding solutions to environmental issues that support ecological health, research water resource economics and water use and conservation. The college also collaborated with a team comprised of people from both the U.S.A. and Mexico. They conducted a survey for fish diversity and described freshwater fishery resources in the Usumacinta River in southern Mexico. This college is also are part of the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation.
http://www.pssc.ttu.edu/faculty_pages/cwest.php
Recognition of Inter-, Trans- and Multi-Disciplinary Research
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
Texas Tech University's Operating Policies can be viewed at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/
Library Support
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
Texas Tech University' s Libraries offer students the opportunity to use research guides in the form of Personal Librarians for all disciplines. More information about the library's resources can be found here: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/library/research-support/personal Librarians/ The National Wind Institute has more than 40 years of research collected in the Southwest Collection on campus.
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