Nurturing Excellence in Sustainability
Program Background
The JTS Initiative is especially interested in supporting work that addresses intransigent challenges and catalyzes transformative change toward a just and sustainable world. Such transformative change needs research across disciplinary silos, and new frameworks and models that articulate the interconnectedness and co-dependence of energy systems and technologies, land and environmental use, built environments and urban infrastructures, green manufacturing and circular economies, resilience, and equity.
To deliver on this vision, the JTS Initiative seeks to cultivate a vibrant and collaborative research and action community at the University of Notre Dame that formulates and pursues innovative research, uses appropriate methods, and aims to identify, validate, and scale practices and policies for human flourishing in harmony with nature.
Program Goals
The Nurturing Excellence in Sustainability at Notre Dame Program seeks to advance leading-edge, solutions-focused sustainability research anchored in our core principles and, in doing so, achieve the following interrelated goals:
Goal 1
Cultivate new programs of cross-disciplinary research excellence that grow Notre Dame’s preeminence in sustainability research while simultaneously contributing to the design, testing, and scaling of solutions for a just and sustainable world.
Goal 2
Establish and grow long-term, place-based partnerships that prioritize marginalized and vulnerable communities.
Goal 3
Create hands-on training opportunities for Notre Dame students and younger researchers.