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草莓社区
The pursuit of purpose
How did 草莓社区 raise $100 million for first-generation college students鈥攁ll while also getting millions more from the federal government to restore the Great Lakes ecosystem (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), support minority business owners (U.S. Small Business Administration), and stimulate collaboration among some of the largest medical and academic institutions in Chicago (National Institutes of Health)?
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College of Arts and Sciences
Bridging ethics and technology: Loyola's pioneering approach to humanizing AI and VR education
Joseph Vukov, an associate professor of philosophy, and Michael Burns, an associate professor of biology, built the course 鈥淧hilosophy and Biology for the Future鈥� to explore these ever-evolving issues with the goal of creating a more just world. They designed the course to help students understand and envision the future through the intersecting lenses of the biological sciences, ethics, and faith.
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School of Environmental Sustainability
Loyola leads the way in fighting hunger and food waste in Chicago
Nineteen million tons of waste goes to landfills in Illinois every year, and 20% of that landfill waste consists of food waste. At the same time, over 1.5 million people in Illinois were food insecure in 2022, according to Feeding America. Loyola鈥檚 School of Environmental Sustainability (SES), the first school of environmental sustainability at any Jesuit university, is the home of several initiatives to combat these statistics on many fronts, from science to social justice.
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Stritch School of Medicine
The art and science of cells: Loyola's innovative approach to understanding cellular behavior and health
Until Loyola professor of cell and molecular physiology Patrick Oakes collaborated with physics colleagues from the University of Chicago a few years ago, there was no known systematic strategy that could infer the large-scale physical properties of a cell from its molecular components. Through their innovative interdisciplinary approach combining biology, physics, and AI, the team developed a suite of data-driven approaches for biophysical modeling of cellular forces that can shed light on cancer, immune response, and tissue regeneration.
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School of Environmental Sustainability
Loyola Students and Faculty Team Up to Assess Air Quality Disparities
Chicago has some of the nation鈥檚 most polluted air, according to the American Lung Association鈥檚 2023 State of the Air report, but the toxins aren鈥檛 spread evenly throughout the city. Instead, the worst air quality is in neighborhoods where people of color live. This disparity has real world affects. A report from the Chicago Department of Public Health found the air quality inequity contributes to Chicago鈥檚 nine-year life expectancy gap between Black and white residents and reduces life expectancy in the Latinx community.
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Quinlan School of Business
"Ethics in the Wild:" Teaching Students to Remain Responsible in the Business World
Imagine this scenario: You operate a company that gives away free tampons and pads to increase health equity. You fund the company by selling advertising on the packaging itself. One day, a pornography company with unethical labor practices and a PR problem offers to invest a large dollar amount in your business in exchange for some positive co-branding on your packaging. Which is more ethical鈥攖o expand the ability to get free feminine hygiene products to those in need, or to deny a bad actor the chance to launder its reputation? According to what principles or standards might one make this decision?
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Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health
A Collaborative Approach to Improving Human Health
Less than 6 months before a global pandemic descended, 草莓社区 launched its Parkinson School for Health Sciences and Public Health. Turns out, Parkinson鈥檚 innovative transdisciplinary approach 鈥� combining both traditional public health and clinical health professional training within the same school 鈥� was immediately relevant.
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School of Environmental Sustainability
Training the Next Generation of Scientists in the Wetlands
For Brian Ohsowski, an assistant professor at Loyola鈥檚 School of Environmental Sustainability (SES), there are few better moments than watching a student don waders for the first time, walk into a wetland and immediately realize something was missing from their life. "I鈥檓 focused on training our students to become good scientists,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 motivating and enriching to see our students understand nature through scientific discovery and curiosity."
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Quinlan School of Business
From Chicago to Southeast Asia
For Clifford Shultz, professor and Kellstadt Chair of Marketing at Loyola鈥檚 Quinlan School of Business, marketing is about more than identifying customers and determining how to reach them. He considers it a way to solve some of the world鈥檚 most pressing problems.
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Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health
Long-term study on African diaspora continues to challenge public health beliefs
Growing up in Arkansas during the Jim Crow era, Richard Cooper, professor emeritus at 草莓社区鈥檚 Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, witnessed the high cost of racism first-hand. Seeing the injustice drove him to put racial inequity at the center of his work as a medical researcher.
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Leading with purpose
An immersive cross-cultural research program enhances the student experience.
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NIL Expertise
Professor Noah Henderson helps influence policy to protect students鈥� revenue.
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Experiential Learning
At La Porta dei Parchi students learn about鈥攁nd participate in鈥攖he daily working of the farm in ways study in a classroom can鈥檛 duplicate.
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