SUMMER 2016 IN THIS ISSUE
Loyola magazine is published for alumni and friends.
EDITOR Scott Alessi
ART DIRECTOR Ted Yee
DESIGNER Joseph Darrow
PHOTOGRAPHER Natalie Battaglia
CONTRIBUTORS
Frontlines: Aaron Cooper, Travis Corne- jo, Anne Divita Kopacz (BA ’02), Heather Eidson, Alexandra Jonker, Lauren Krause (BA ’10), Evangeline Politis
Alma Matters: Dana Almdale, Evelina Ayrapetyan (MEd ’13), Jocelyn Cheng (BS ’94), Laura Colón Baker (BA ’08),
Mary Houston (BS ’07, MEd ’13), Leticia Nieto (BA ’03), Nick Ramirez (BASC ’14), Olivia Sievert
Additional photography: Charles 20
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Cherney, Greg Dohler, Heather Eidson, Mark Patton, James C. Svehla
ON THE COVER LOYOLA'S NEW LEADER
Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, brings a lifelong passion for education and extensive leadership experience to her role as Loyola's new president.
CANCER'S BIGGEST ENEMY
When the FDA's Dr. Richard Pazdur lost his wife to cancer, it gave him a new perspective on his work ap- proving treatments for the disease.
SETTING THE WORLD ON FIRE
One Loyolan's accidental discovery fanned the flames of the sustain- ability movement.
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
The path to better community health may begin with rethinking what's on our plates.
DEPARTMENTS 4 FRONTLINES
28 OUR BACKYARD 30 AROUND THE WORLD 32 DISCOVERY 34 ALMA MATTERS 42 ALUMNI VOICES
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Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, stands in front of the Richard J. Klarcheck Information Commons on the Lake Shore Campus.
PHOTO BY NATALIE BATTAGLIA
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