Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	26.82
Liaison	Juan Martinez
Submission Date	June 6, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Houston - Downtown
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 4.00	Juan Martinez Sustainability Coordinator Department of Natural Sciences

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Student sustainability research incentives

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:

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Faculty sustainability research incentives

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:

Yes

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:

UHD Office of Research and Sponsored Program does not have a formal program but will assist in pairing faculty with complementary research interests for funding opportunities. In 201, UHD and UH partnered to sponsor the Synergy grant where UHD faculty would pair with UH faculty in a collaborative research effort. Successful applicants received $60k to be used for research with the stipulation of seeking external funding over the next 2-3 years.

Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:

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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:

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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:

UHD W.I. Dykes Library maintains databases by subjects and offers the opportunity to use subject specific research guides that includes many sources of sustainability information, citing and writing help, local environmental organizations' websites and social media trends.

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:

http://library.uhd.edu/environmental

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