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School of Environmental Sustainability

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Climate Change Conference, March 2025

Shifting Waters: Water Security and the Emerging Water Crisis - View the Keynote Event

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Interdisciplinary research

Addressing critical environmental issues

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

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#1

First Chicago-area university to achieve carbon neutrality

#12

Ranked #12 in the Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition

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100% of campus electricity use powered by clean, renewable energy

Our Community

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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 keynote address by Peter Gleick

Peter Gleick, PhD, delivered the keynote address at Loyola’s 2025 Climate Change Conference. View a recording of the keynote event on our website.

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Prospective Students, Current Students, & Alumni

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Prospective Students

Tomorrow Starts Today

Get to know what awaits you at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.

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Current Students

Reimagine. Respond. Restore.

Participate in events, research, and initiatives at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.

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Alumni

Stay Involved.

Keep up with students, faculty, alumni and staff from SES.

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.

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Addressing critical environmental issues