Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.01
Liaison Suzanne Wood
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

UMass Chan Medical School
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.70 / 12.00 Kortni Wroten
Sustainability and Energy Manager
Facilities
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
448

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
44

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
9.82

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
52

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
18

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
34.62

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research, includes not only the 35 academic departments that conduct research within our three colleges, but also an additional 17 Centers, Institutes and other organizational entities at UMass Chan that also conduct research. These Centers, Institutes, and other entities generally have been included in the research inventory as the represent significant contribution to UMass Chan research community.

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
In order to determine if research fit the criteria for sustainability research, descriptions of each of the research topics were evaluated to determine if they would contribute to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals or the Earth Charter Principles.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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