Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.13
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date Oct. 12, 2011
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:

During the 2009 Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA), the Office of Sustainability awarded green ribbons to student research projects that related to sustainability.


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:

The University of Tennessee Scholarly and Research Incentive Fund (SARIF)provides SEED grants to interdisciplinary microbiology research projects.


The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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