| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.01 |
| Liaison | Cindy Shea |
| Submission Date | July 18, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Cindy
Shea Director, Sustainability Office Campus Enterprises |
Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Institute for the Environment awards help students attend one of the program's field sites, and almost all of them support students who are willing to do internships or other community service activities.
http://ie.unc.edu/for_students/awards.cfm
The Pate Scholarship offers financial support for the 2014 Cambridge field site study abroad program. This scholarship is awarded based on merit and need.
http://ie.unc.edu/for_students/awards.cfm
The Weiss Urban Livability Program supports graduate students to conduct research in “urban livability”, focusing on ways to improve the environmental and social quality of life in contemporary communities. Weiss fellows are given financial as well as professional support and growth. There are about 10 Weiss Fellows each year that are chosen by the Weiss Fellowship Board, consisting of mentors from many departments that work with the students throughout the year.
http://gradschool.unc.edu/funding/gradschool/weiss/
The Office of Global Health provides limited funding for undergraduate international/global health internships and practica, including the Malawi Summer Institute, and specific fellowships and internships. OGH also maintains a list of resources for on-campus and off-campus funding and internship opportunities.
http://global.unc.edu/grants-funding/search-tools/#sthash.QlokGbQX.dpuf
Green Plus Sustainability Fellowships for Graduate Students:
The Institute for Sustainable Development and The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill offer Green Plus Sustainability Fellowships. These eight-week summer fellowships bring together graduate students from different disciplines and a variety of universities in supporting the Green Plus program of the Institute for Sustainable Development.
Through Green Plus, Summer Fellows will help small and medium sized employers in the Research Triangle and across the U.S. become more sustainable -- that is, integrating best business, environmental, employee, and community practices.
Green Plus Summer Fellows help research best practices on a wide variety of sustainable business topics which are shared through www.gogreenplus.org and through the Environmental Help Desk for Business, www.envirohelpdesk.com.
Answer questions for small businesses and non-profits in person or remotely through the Green Plus Program and the Environmental Help Desk for Business.
Develop features on environmental and other sustainable business innovation.
https://apps.research.unc.edu//funding/fund_detail.cfm?id=662
The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) in Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics is a consortium of researchers at UNC, Duke, the University of Florida, NC Central, University of Colorado at Boulder, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Research Triangle Institute. The EFRC currently funds in part 22 faculty members (15 at UNC), 21 Postdoctoral Fellows (14 at UNC) and 3 Graduate Student Research Assistants (22 at UNC). Research conducted at the EFRC focuses on developing and improving methods of collecting, transferring, and converting solar energy into chemical fuels.
The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
One of the primary themes in the 2011 Academic Plan is the need for more "interdisciplinarity in teaching, research, and public engagement." "The University's commitment to interdisciplinary faculty endeavors in research, teaching, and engagement should inform its promotion and tenure decisions."
The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
The planning library in New East supports students and faculty conducting research on land use and transportation planning and on community resilience to natural disasters.
The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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