{"id":57476,"date":"2017-05-01T18:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57476"},"modified":"2017-05-03T15:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T20:15:47","slug":"uic-is-growing-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/uic-is-growing-green\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Illinois at Chicago is Growing Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Lauren Baker<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Campuses like the University of Illinois at Chicago are focusing more on green spaces, both for the environment and for the health benefits to students. <\/p>\n<p>Students and faculty recently took part in a &#8220;Growing Green&#8221; event, hosted by UIC&#8217;s Office of Sustainability. 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