STARS

This project aims to develop a system for monitoring and tracking sustainability-related research at Boston University to support the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) Report. STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance, which BU reports to annually. The goal is to create a tool that consolidates data on research publications that address a Sustainability Challenge* , providing a clear picture of how engaged BU is in sustainability research across departments. The system will track faculty members' sustainability-focused publications by department. To ensure accuracy, the system will differentiate between entire papers focused on sustainability and those that only mention sustainability as a keyword, refining the focus to genuine sustainability efforts.