Tagged: Melissa Lenczewski

Sustainability center gains momentum

Biologists Holly Jones and Wes Swingley win NSF grant awards

  • August 31, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. —  The planned Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) continues to gain momentum, with new faces on campus who will help heighten its profile and faculty affiliates…

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‘A failure of epic proportions’

Flint’s water crisis runs deeper under the surface, NIU professors say

  • February 4, 2016
Debate is raging on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers seek to assign blame for the crisis in Flint, Mich., that allowed lead-contaminated water to flow to thousands of residents….

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Prairie state of mind

For NIU students, Nachusa Grasslands is a 3,500-acre living laboratory

  • November 30, 2015
World-renowned for its restoration strategies, the Nachusa Grasslands preserve near Dixon, Ill., just a 45-minute drive from the NIU campus, provides a rare and stunning reminder of what the “Prairie…

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The problem with plastic

NIU environmentalist Melissa Lenczewski gives her take on ubiquitous shopping bags

  • June 15, 2015
Some people think it’s imperative to keep a flashlight in the car. Others never leave behind an umbrella. For NIU geology professor Melissa Lenczewski, it’s reusable bags. You won’t catch…

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Fewer antibiotics in your McNuggets is a good thing …

NIU researcher says fewer drugs in animal feed means fewer ‘super bugs’ in our water

  • March 11, 2015
To understand the significance of last week’s announcement from McDonald’s – the fast food giant is phasing out the sale of chickens raised using feed laced with the same antibiotics…

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