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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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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Healing Earth
Loyola University Chicago’s innovative online textbook, Healing Earth, wins high honors from the Vatican
First edition of the Expanded Reason Award aims to honor professors whose work integrates faith and reason
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The People and Politics of Wildlife Management in Oklahoma
Corey Jager, Human Dimensions Specialist & Legislative Liaison for the Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, will discuss the multiple dimensions of fishery and wildlife management, and how humans and their legislation impact these systems. Join us for her lecture on October 20 at 3:45 p.m. in IES 111.
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RESEARCH
What's in the water?
Researcher Tham Hoang is working to make rivers and lakes from Vietnam to Chicago safer for their inhabitants—and for us
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Mariyana Spyropoulos, President of the Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Discusses Her Public Service Experience
Mariyana Spyropoulos will join IES for our Research Seminar Series to discuss her work in public service and how she has been a champion for water and environmental issues. Joins us on November 3 for this lecture at 3:45 p.m. in IES 111.
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LUREC
LUREC restoration projects give new hope to endangered bumble bee species
This summer, IES Biodiversity Intern Kevin White encountered a newly endangered bee species at Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC) while working on a pollination/pollinator research project.
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Environmental Careers Speaker Series
What’s it like to work for an environmental advocacy organization? What do Field Ecologists do all day? Join Dean Tuchman on various Thursday afternoons throughout the semester to learn from professionals on the ground in the fields of environmental advocacy, environmental law and policy, conservation and restoration, sustainability, energy consulting and water quality testing.
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Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy named as Keynote Speaker for our 2018 Climate Change Conference
As the head of EPA under President Obama, McCarthy led historic progress to achieve the administration’s public health and environmental protection goals and the Climate Action Plan. McCarthy will give the Keynote Address at our 2018 Climate Change Conference on March 15, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Mundelein Auditorium.
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Call to Action
Loyola University Chicago President Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD responds to DACA rescission.
Dr. Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, reaffirms the University’s commitment to a community based in hope, faith, and service—and to the extraordinary group of students affected by the decision ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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