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“Living Downstream” Documentary Screening at Congress Lounge Tonight in Anticipation of Earth Day

In anticipation of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host a screening tonight (Friday, April 20th) of the acclaimed environmental documentary feature film, Living Downstream, which features the life and work of writer, ecologist, and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber. As explained … Continue reading

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“Living Downstream” Documentary Screening at Congress Lounge April 20 for Earth Day

In anticipation of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host a screening on Friday, April 20th of the acclaimed environmental documentary feature film, Living Downstream, which features the life and work of writer, ecologist, and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber. As explained … Continue reading

Posted in health, pollution, presentations, waste

“Living Downstream” Documentary Screening at Congress Lounge April 20th for Earth Day

In anticipation of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host a screening on Friday, April 20th of the acclaimed environmental documentary feature film, Living Downstream, which features the life and work of writer, ecologist, and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber. As explained … Continue reading

Posted in events, health, pollution, presentations, waste

“Living Downstream” Documentary Screening at Congress Lounge April 20th for Earth Day

In anticipation of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host a screening on Friday, April 20th of the acclaimed environmental documentary feature film, Living Downstream, which features the life and work of writer, ecologist, and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber. As explained … Continue reading

Posted in health, pollution, presentations, waste

“Living Downstream” Documentary Screening at Congress Lounge April 20th

In anticipation of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host a screening on Friday, April 20th, of the acclaimed environmental documentary feature film, Living Downstream, which features the life and work of writer, ecologist, and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber. As explained … Continue reading

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Water Quality in Chicago: Questions and Challenges

Here in Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel claims that the city “has earned the reputation for the best drinking water in the world.” But how clean and safe is that water supply? The answer is far from simple, and depends both on … Continue reading

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RU Graduate Student and College of Professional Studies Alum Valencia Montgomery Publishes Article in Environmental Nutrition

Valencia Montgomery, a 2010 graduate of Roosevelt’s College of Professional Studies (BPS Psychology) and currently a graduate student in Roosevelt’s clinical professional psychology program, has just published an article in the January 2011 issue of Environmental Nutrition. Entitled “Pick Blueberries for … Continue reading

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Water in Chicago and Haiti

Just a few days ago, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg wrote about the vital importance of water to Chicago’s civic history and present vitality, and compared it to the currently deplorable conditions in Haiti, where the scarcity of clean water … Continue reading

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