Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.04
Liaison Larry Cook
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of South Carolina
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Namita Koppa
Assistant Director for Program Management
Office of Sustainability
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
315

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
1,560

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
52

The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
61

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:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

The USCeRA reporting system was used to gather data for the number of faculty with research expertise in sustainability, environment, climate, energy, social justice, impact, diversity, leadership, and food; their departments; and notable achievements.


A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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