| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.12 |
| Liaison | Patrick McKee |
| Submission Date | Nov. 16, 2023 |
University of Connecticut
AC-9: Research and Scholarship
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
12.00 / 12.00 |
Patrick
McKee Senior Sustainability Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
Total number of employees that conduct research:
Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
See attached PDF. This captures all sustainability research ongoing at the university. There are 616 individuals conducting sustainability research. Many of these researchers are engaged in multiple projects.
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
The above data is provided to the best of our knowledge, information, and belief. It is based primarily on a database maintained by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), which was further sorted by OVPR for the purpose of STARS by searching its database pursuant to key words recommended by UConn's Office of Sustainability.
The OVPR searched all research projects that are registered through their office (research funded by external grants) using a list of keywords generated by the AASHE definition of sustainability and the UConn specific definition from the Academic Plan. The OS reviewed the project titles to confirm that the projects are related to sustainability.
The data as compiled in the Sustainability Detail tab of the spreadsheet is not a full list of all research at our university. These numbers are only of research faculty who have externally funded research, excluding staff and excluding faculty other than PIs and co-PIs (also excluding faculty conducting research that is not externally-funded). We will continue to update this information, consistent with the technical guidance for the questions asked, as we work with OVPR, the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE), Institute of the Environment (IoE), the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and others to improve the accuracy and completeness of this research data.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.