Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.18
Liaison Kelli O'Day
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2013
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University of California, Davis
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Camille Kirk
Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Environmental Leaders Program was launched in Spring 2006 as an interdisciplinary program for solution-oriented research and engagement addressing environmental issues in California and emphasizing graduate student leadership, civic engagement, and partnerships with communities to solve local environmental problems.

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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy is the premiere academic program for commercializing green tech innovations and is a springboard for moving green tech research out of the lab and into the world. The academy is taught by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, university faculty, industry executives and angel investors who serve as mentors and guest speakers, providing participants with the knowledge and networks needed to take the next steps toward moving research out of the lab and into the world.

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