Institute of Environmental Sustainability: Loyola University Chicago

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At Loyola Chicago, Science & Humanities Meet Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’

My colleagues in the sciences at Loyola University Chicago’s (LUC) Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES) spend much of their time researching ways to help the planet repair itself. They ask the practical questions: Which plants are best at pulling lead out of contaminated soils? Which evolutionary traits in plants can help us devise more sustainable agricultural practices? How can we convert campus food waste into clean, renewable energy?
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2020 Graduates

Congratulations to all of our IES Graduates!

It has been our great privilege to guide and mentor you through your development and watch you become the strong environmental scientists and advocates that you are. We are proud of your accomplishments, and grateful in return, for all you have taught us -- helping us to continue to grow as an Institute.
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LUREC and Summer Session

LUREC and Summer Session move online

Do you need your UCSF 137 credit? Are you interested in climate and climate change? This year, all of our LUREC and Summer Session courses will be offered online. Take a soil ecology, conservation, and restoration ecology or your principles of ecology course for three weeks in May. Or simply earn credits you need through our online summer session offerings.
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COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS

Sustainability in the Time of COVID-19

For those in the Loyola community that are still seeking opportunities to work on sustainability and justice, we’ve collected these resources. Hopefully there are some ideas you may not have considered, and some others you are already doing.
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