| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.82 |
| Liaison | Amy Kadrie |
| Submission Date | Jan. 21, 2025 |
University of Rochester
AC-6: Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.90 / 10.00 |
Karen
Berger Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences |
6.1 Percentage of academic departments engaged in sustainability research
Number of academic departments engaged in sustainability research:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability research by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability research:
Faculty who teach SUS-related courses, those who have participated in on-campus academic sustainability events,and those who have independent sustainability-related research (but do not teach SUS courses) were included in the inventory. Only undergraduate faculty were counted.
The STARS committee reviewed websites of known sustainability researchers, beginning with faculty included in previous STARS submissions. For departments where there were not previously identified research projects, the committee emailed the Department Chair to request information about sustainability research, providing them with the STARS definition of what would be considered. Additionally, faculty research websites were searched for sustainability-related work; when needed, this was followed by direct contact with the researchers.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 6.1:
6.2 Incentives for sustainability research
Description of the sustainability research incentives for academic staff:
Also see: See AC-6-upload.docx
Does the institution provide incentives for students to conduct sustainability research?:
Description of the sustainability research incentives for students:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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.