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Lewis University Earns Tree Campus Higher Education Recognition
Published: February 21, 2023.
The Arbor Day Foundation continues to recognize Lewis University’s Romeoville campus as a Tree Campus Higher Education honoree . For 13 years, the university leaders have been honored for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the [MORE] 

International Environmental Project Nets $34,000 Grant From 100K Strong in the Americas
Published: February 21, 2023.
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas (100K Strong) Innovation Fund team at Partners of the Americas and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently awarded a $34,208 grant to a collaborative team from Lewis [MORE] 

Dr. Jerry Kavouras Shares Lessons to Learn From Dirty Cities
Published: February 8, 2023.
Dr. Jerry Kavouras, associate professor and chair of Biology, recently contributed his thoughts on lessons that can be learned from America's Dirtiest Cities. The director of the Environmental Studies program shares how indoor pollution is something [MORE] 

Microbial Research Brings Colombian Students to Lewis University Soil
Published: July 25, 2022.
Eight students from Lewis University and Universidad De La Salle in Bogota, Colombia participated in a weeklong experience, Microbial Community Analysis of Soil Samples.   “One of the best experiences of my life, I expanded my knowledge and expectations [MORE] 

Dr. Cremin Shares Environmental Lessons from Rome
Published: March 21, 2022.
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, professor of history and academic director for the Lasallian University Center for Education program in Rome, wrote several blog posts about the lessons taught by and with Dr. Jerry Kavouras, professor of biology. Kavouras spent [MORE]