Advancing our mission: Rapid progress, big wins from strategic plan
WashU is recognizing successes while planning for the years ahead.
2026 Arboretum Sticker Competition
The WashU Arboretum is now welcoming design submissions from WashU students for the 2026 Arboretum sticker, featuring this year’s Tree of the Year, Ginkgo biloba.
St. Louis community organizers and WashU professors gather to discuss religion and the environment
The Department of English hosted “A Conversation on Religion and the Environment: Academia, Community, Activism” to discuss across disciplines the intersectionality of religion and the environment in the St. Louis and WashU communities.
Zhong wins several major research grants
New federal funding will advance the biologist’s pioneering research on plant epigenetics.
Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compounds
Jiao’s lab provides alternative to boost compatibility with renewable energy
WashU Public Health faculty named to world’s most-cited scientists list
Several WashU Public Health faculty members have been named among the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide
2025 Global Incubator Seed Grants awarded
We are excited to announce that eleven new projects have been awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants, enabling WashU faculty to kickstart innovative international collaborations.
Public Health People: A conversation with Professor Rodrigo Reis
With expertise in how environments affect people’s active lives, Reis leads WashU’s People, Health & Place Unit
Can we make drinking water safer?
This WashU program taps into a simple solution using household water filters to monitor and track safety.
Guide to a Sustainable Halloween: Closing the Loop on Halloween Essentials
Each year, the month of October is marked by Halloween traditions. People of all ages dress up in costumes, carve pumpkins, host parties, or go trick-or-treating with family. However, the ecological impact of Halloween is frighteningly high, as many costumes and decorations end up in landfills after one use.