Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.91
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date June 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Iowa
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.99 / 12.00 Emma Duncan
Grad Student Intern
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
2,000

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
285

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
14.25

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
112

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
46

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
41.07

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
AC-9_Final_List.xlsx

Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:

Please see attached spreadsheet with a detailed list of UI faculty engaged in sustainability research.


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

A list of research was obtained from the Office of the Vice President for Research and research that did not fall within our reporting timeline was removed (research ending before June 2024). A keyword search was then conducted using suggested sustainability research keywords provided by AASHE. Finally, each research entry was individually evaluated to determine if it was appropriate to be included in the research inventory.


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
https://sustainability.uiowa.edu/research

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Please see the website for an extensive list of sustainability research initiatives.


The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.