Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 77.43
Liaison Elida Erickson
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Cruz
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Elida Erickson
Sustainability Director
Sustainability Office
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
366

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
159

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
43.44

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
36

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
27

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
75

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
In 2017, each of the five divisional deans sent a survey out to their division's faculty and staff. The survey included the definition of sustainability research and faculty and staff were asked to identify individuals who engage in sustainability research from their division. The survey was then supplemented by a review of faculty websites and sustainability research-related campus news releases to identify additional sustainability researchers. The Office of Research provided the number of faculty/staff engaged in research.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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