Undergraduate Research for a Sustainable Future

Nancy H. Hensel has had an extensive career as a professor, university president, executive officer of the Council on Undergraduate Research, and President of the New American Colleges and Universities. She is now an independent scholar.

“Hensel masterfully brings together the highly recognized learning pedagogy of undergraduate research with its potential for positively impacting global problems. She details how the curiosity and passion of undergraduates can facilitate finding implementable solutions in a cooperative and interdisciplinary manner. This advances their intellectual and personal growth, and benefits society.”Amelia J Ahern-Rindell, Emerita Associate Professor of Biology, University of Portland, USA“The SDGs represent both daunting challenges and a blueprint for ‘The Future We Want.’ In Hensel’s Undergraduate Research for a Sustainable Future, she describes numerous examples of research – done by undergraduate students – that could lead to solutions for these global goals. Reading this book leaves you inspired and hopeful about the future.”Diane Husic, Richard ’64 and Gail Stradling Executive Director of the Center for the Environment, St. Lawrence University, USA

• 1. Science, Society, and American Leadership 2. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Higher Education 3. Inclusive Research: Beyond Basic and Applied Research 4. Undergraduate Research 5. No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-Being, and Quality Education 6. Sustainable Cities, Clean Water, Reduced Inequalities, and Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions 7. Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption and Production 8. Affordable and Clean Energy Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land 9. Communicating Research Results to the Public 10. Ethics in Development and Sustainability 11. Final Thoughts