Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.98
Liaison Amber Saxton
Submission Date Aug. 9, 2011
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George Mason University
ER-17: Departments Involved in Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.53 / 6.00 Dann Sklarew
Fellow of Sustainability Studies
Office of the Provost
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The total number of academic departments that conduct research:
53

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The number of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research:
30

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A list of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research:
This list was reverse engineered based on primary departmental affiliations of faculty engaging in sustainability research (http://researchfocus.gmu.edu/sustainability), credit ER-16: Applied Information Technology Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences Chemistry Civil Engineering Climate Dynamics Communication Computational and Data Sciences Computer Science Economics Electrical & Computer Engineering Environmental Science & Policy Finance Geography & Geoinformation Science School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Information & Software Engineering Krasnow Institute School of Law Mathematics New Century College Philosophy Physics & Astronomy Psychology Public & International Affairs Public Policy Sociology & Anthropology School of Recreation, Health & Tourism Statistics Systems Engineering & Operations Research Dr. Thomas Ashcraft in Art and Visual Technology was not included on the list at above URL, but has done research on sustainable studio space.

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The website URL where the sustainability research inventory that includes the departments engaged in sustainability research is posted:
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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the departments engaged in sustainability research:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Total academic departments conducting research (53) is same # as in ER-8, but could be an over-estimate (especially if non-research scholarship, by performing artists, for instance, is not included).

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