Loyola University Chicago
Institute of Environmental Sustainability
Degree Programs
Healing Earth
Healing Earth co-editors meet Pope Francis and accept Vatican award for innovative online textbook
IES Founding Dean Nancy Tuchman, PhD and Theology Professor Michael Schuck, PhD traveled to Rome to accept the Expanded Reason Award in the teaching category for their work on the Healing Earth textbook.
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Common Resources
New Facility
Explore the Institute of Environmental Sustainability
The new Institute of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola's Lake Shore Campus combines academics and research with sustainable agriculture and community living, all in one amazing facility. Tours are available for educational groups.
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Farmers Market
Our farmers market season is in full swing!
The 2018 season of the Loyola Farmers Market is here! Be sure to grab your fresh produce, meat and gelato every Monday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Loyola "L" Stop.
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Internships
Students: It's time to apply for that fall internship
Right now IES has internships open in our Communications Department, the Office of Sustainability, the Biodiesel Lab, and the Urban Agriculture Program. Don't miss out, the deadline is August 31, 2018.
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Bonfire & Tour
Autumnal walk with bonfire and stories of the land with Jim May
Join Loyola students and alumni on a walk through the 98 acres on the Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC). After the walk, enjoy some “brats over buckthorn” and a bonfire of cut invasive vegetation, followed by stories of the land.
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Sustainability
Listen to the Y on Earth's Sustainability and Stewardship podcast.
Episode 1 is with Dean Tuchman.
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Biodiesel
Fueling Loyola: See how we turn used cooking oil into biodiesel
The process itself for biodiesel production isn’t simple, but it’s still completely operated by students.
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Climate Change Conference
Watch our Climate Change Conference Highlight Video
Listen to key panelists from this year's conference.
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Healing Earth
Loyola University Chicago’s innovative online textbook, Healing Earth, wins high honors from the Vatican
Healing Earth Co-Editor Michael Schuck shakes hands with Pope Francis. Drs. Schuck and Tuchman traveled to Rome to receive the Vatican's first-ever Expanded Reason Award.
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