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Explore the Institute of Environmental Sustainability
The 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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Climate Change Conference
See what's in store for our 2020 climate change conference
Next year's conference will focus on "accompanying youth to a hope-filled future" and be held on March 12-13, 2020.
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Speaker Series
Religion and Nature Speaker Series
Integral ecologists are environmental scientists, ethicists, experts in religion and nature, and activists who understand that earth’s environmental crisis cannot be solved by one group alone. Environmental experts from all fields must work together. This speaker series is part of the ‘Francis Project’, a collaboration between Loyola University’s Department of Theology and the Institute of Environmental Sustainability to encourage an integral understanding of the natural world from the perspectives of both science and religion.
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IES Seminar Series
IES Seminar Series: Sustainability Implications of Emerging Technology
Learn about nanotechnology and its sustainability implications from Dr. Andrea Hicks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison through this IES Seminar on September 19 at 3:45 p.m.
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Our 2019 Farmers Market is in full swing
Be sure to get your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and eggs at the Loyola "L" Stop. Market hours are 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Monday throughout the summer. The market will run through October 14, 2019.
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Sustainable Business
From environmental leader to ‘worst company in the world’
Read this New York Times article about the agricultural giant Cargill and their failure to follow through on their sustainability commitments. IES Professor Nancy Landrum is quoted in this piece.
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Sustainability
Loyola named a US Department of Education Green Ribbon School
Loyola was selected a 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee. Read the nomination application below.
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