Dr. Joseph Berendzen, Professor of Philosophy, published the book Embodied Idealism: Merleau-Ponty's Transcendental Philosophy with Oxford University Press in June 2023. The book presents a new interpretation of French philosopher Merleau-Ponty's early works.
Marie Haddad, a spring 2023 Environmental Studies graduate, has secured a job using the skills she learned in the GIS course only months after graduating! Her final project in the class was focused on environmental justice and air quality. She took temporal air quality data and interpolated it across the entire state to show estimates of concentrated pollution. She linked the pollution data to census data to investigate whether the areas were marginalized.
Olivia Guerra received the Environment Program Outstanding Research Award in Spring of 2023. This is awarded to a student who has made outstanding contributions to research in either Environmental Science or Environmental Studies. A student's outstanding work in their Capstone project is perhaps the best demonstration of this.
Congratulations Olivia!
Sydney Lowman received the Environment Program Outstanding Service Award in Spring 2023. This is awarded to a student who has made outstanding contributions to the many Environment program activities, projects, as well as engaging in many ways with the students, faculty and staff of the Environment Program, as well as to the Loyola Community and beyond.
Congratulations Sydney!
Dr. Paul Barnes, a member of UNEP EEAP (United Nations Environmental Program Environmental Effects Assestment Panel), recently helped author a document answering common questions on ozone depletion, UV radiation and climate on humans and the environment. Read the full document below.
Here are the Seniors who presented their Capstone presentations in 2023 and the titles of their presentations and Capstone directors:
Molly Sullivan: La crimigración: centros de detención y el encarcelamiento masivo
(Capstone director: Dr. Pablo Zavala)
Alanna Olsen: Kume mongen: Practicas mapuches y la decolonización de la salud publica en Chile [Capstone & Honors Thesis] (Capstone director: Dr. Natán Henne)
As part of his ongoing book tour, Robert Verchick was featured on a Seattle morning TV talk show called “New Day Northwest.”
Each year the English department recognizes English majors who excel in each of our three major tracks: Literature, Writing, and Film & Digital Media. Here are those awarding-winning juniors:
Professor Cody R. Melcher has been awarded the CAS Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching for 2023. The award is given annually to faculty who exhibit the highest standard of excellence in the classroom.
Prof. Melcher was nominated by students and fellow faculty from the Department of Sociology. The CAS Awards Committee was "impressed by Dr. Melcher's work and deeply appreciates his contribution to Loyola and beyond."
Role: Director of Neuroscience, Director of Neuro Camp, and Associate Professor of Psychology
How long have you been at Loyola? 9 years (!!)
Favorite thing about Loyola or teaching? Definitely Loyola's student body. Loyola students are bright, socially aware individuals who care about making a positive impact in their community. Coming to work and engaging with them every day is such a joy.