Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.70
Liaison Aaron Durnbaugh
Submission Date Jan. 17, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Loyola University Chicago
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.41 / 12.00 Aaron Durnbaugh
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
71

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
1,100

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
41

The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
116

A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

We conducted an initial search of department websites to review what areas of research were listed for each faculty member. We then provided this list to Deans of each school to have them confirm, correct or add faculty. This will be conducted every two years in order to keep the list current.


A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:

Some accomplishments of note include documentaries regarding the social impacts of pollution in the Gulf of Mexico (E. Coffman, Communications), public health opportunities through green jobs (L. Hackett, Bioethics), and the economic impacts of globalization (M. Cinar, Business).


The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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