School of Environmental Sustainability

Climate Change Conference, March 12-15, 2025
Shifting Waters: Water Security and the Emerging Water Crisis - REGISTER NOW
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Interdisciplinary research

Our students are part academic and part activist as we search together for creative and workable solutions.

Our research seeks to better understand crises of ecological destruction and social injustice and build more sustainable societies.

From your community to the global village, we ease the search for solutions with a hands-on, locally-engaged approach.

Our students and faculty are making a difference in building equitable and resilient food systems that empower communities.

We work to advance energy policy and administration systems that shift away from fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
#1
First Chicago-area university to achieve carbon neutrality
#12
Ranked #12 in the Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition
100%
100% of campus electricity use powered by clean, renewable energy
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News
Supporting sustainable food systems: local partnerships in action
The Sustainable Food Systems Focus Area concentrates on sustainable food production, food equity, and food justice. Team members launched the Partners in the Chicago Food System program to help increase food security in Chicago communities.
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Student Research
Conservation in action: students engaged in environmental research
Researchers from Loyola University Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability are devising new methods of restoring biologically diverse wetlands. Students contribute to the research while learning to become independent scientists.
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Events
2025 Climate Change Conference features keynote address by Peter Gleick
Loyola’s 2025 Climate Change Conference will feature a keynote presentation by Peter Gleick, PhD, a leading scientist, innovator, and communicator on water and climate issues. Gleick co-founded the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, in 1987. His most recent book, The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future, explores how water has shaped human history and presents a positive vision for the future.
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Current Students
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Degrees Offered
Sustainability at Loyola
While our School of Environmental Sustainability leads the way in training students for lifelong, rewarding careers across fields and industries—every campus at Loyola is dedicated to bringing green-thinking to the forefront. Discover why we're one of the nation's greenest.
Our Events
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Loyola Climate Change Conference
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Climate Change Conference: Film Screening
3:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Climate Change Conference: Campus Tour
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