Eleven WashU faculty elected to AAAS
Eleven WashU faculty members are among the nearly 500 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community.
Diamonds are not a geoengineer’s best friend
WashU researchers find that diamond dust is not ideal for strategic stratospheric aerosol injection
Senior Policy Fellows Series Kicks Off with Focus on Refugee Well-Being
There was a packed house for our first Senior Policy Fellows event, an energizing kickoff to this new pilot initiative focused on accelerating the translation of research into actionable policy.
Updated report outlines steps to confront environmental racism in St. Louis
A new WashU report examining environmental racism in St. Louis offers updated data and a series of recommendations aimed at addressing longstanding disparities in health, housing and environmental conditions across the region.
WashU Arboretum Biodiversity Inventory 2024
The 2024 Biodiversity Inventory is the WashU Arboretum’s first effort to document the breadth of species that have been observed on the Danforth Campus.
WashU’s economic impact totals $9.8 billion
University drew $1 billion in external funding that led to scientific advances, new jobs
Natural talent
Erin Blumer brings her distinct artistic sensibilities to WashU’s growing Medical Campus.
A conversation with environmental epidemiologist Tracy Bastain
As an environmental epidemiologist, Tracy Bastain investigates how external factors — chemical, physical and biological — impact human health.
Steensma installed as E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Professor
Joseph T. Steensma, a professor of practice in the School of Public Health, has been installed as the inaugural E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
Sun sets on the Sunlight glacier
WashU researchers monitor, measure melting glacier system in Wyoming