Rob Verchick, Loyola Law Professor and the Environment Program, accompanied several environmental law students on a bicycle tour through Cancer Alley. Our guides were Anne Rolfes and Iris Carter, a former resident of the town of Diamond. Our route was also the site of an 1811 slave rebellion, which to this day inspires the activism of residents from Norco to St. Rose. See the slideshow on video.
Members of DIVEST Loyola gathered on Tuesday, October 4,2016 with other campus community members supportive of the group’s divestment advocacy goals.
Loyola University New Orleans Biology and Environment professor Aimée K.
Loyola student Anthony Rizzi ’19, an Environmental Science major, was awarded a $1,500 scholarship to assist with his education, complementary admission to the 2016 Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and a one-year membership to the National Recycling Coalition.
Take a look at Brooke Bullock’s ‘15 undergraduate research experience from Loyola video made by one of our Environment Program students Adrienne Ingram ‘18.
This year (2015-16) Robert Verchick a faculty member in the Environment Program has written and published a variety of works on Environmental Law. Robert has also spoke on many important environmental topics here in the US and internationally. See more detailed information here.
Professor Anthony Ladd in the Environment Program has recently (2015-16) written many books and articles on the very important topic of Fracking. He has also presented, facilitated, and organized a variety of conferences sharing his findings on Fracking. Find out more here.
Parkway Partners Selects Wetlands Educator as 2016 Green Spirit Award Recipient
Dr. Bob Thomas to receive award
At Annual Feast Gala to Be Held Oct. 9
NEW ORLEANS (July 5, 2016) – Parkway Partners today announced that Dr. Bob Thomas will receive the organization’s annual Green Spirit Award at its Feast With Leah gala on Oct. 9, as two legends and a legendary event join forces.
Tropical Ecology Program
Loyola’s Tropical Ecology study abroad program combines lectures and discussions on campus with field trips to Central America.
Take a look at the video of what our Tropical Ecology class did this May ’16.
Loyola’s Environment Program’s Presence at the 1st Network Meeting of the International Association for Plant UV Research (UV4Plants) at Pécs, Hungary