The Center for the Environment is an interdisciplinary hub of environmental research that is committed to generating transformative solutions to our deepest societal challenges including: climate change, air pollution, access to clean water, food insecurity, biodiversity loss and infectious diseases.
By the numbers
113
Center scholars
29
Proposals/Grants supported
500+
Activity participants
228
Journal articles published
in 2024
The Center’s mission
The center serves as a cross-cutting collaboration hub, encouraging partners, faculty and students to advance research projects in areas including biodiversity, environmental justice, planetary health, environmental solutions, and climate change. Here’s a closer look at who we are, what we do, and why it matters for our community, our region and our world.
Featured research & stories
Sustainable solutions
WashU EnviroCorps members combine environmental stewardship, social impact
He named Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering
Jason He, an expert in wastewater treatment and environmental biotechnology, has been named the Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering.
World-renowned experts in tropical plant biodiversity join WashU, Missouri Botanical Garden
Building on a long history of successful collaboration, Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden are welcoming two internationally recognized botanists who will have joint appointments with both research institutions.
The WashU ecosystem
Within the WashU ecosystem of environmental research, education, and practice, the Center for the Environment serves as a connector. Much like a biodiversity corridor, we work to create space where our partners within the ecosystem and across distinct disciplines come together to address our world’s biggest environmental challenges.
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