Environmental Justice

Shiran Victoria Shen, an assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received the 2025 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

WashU launches Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions

A professor of practice, Steensma focuses on the integration of business and entrepreneurialism with public health

Two students from Washington University in St. Louis’ Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic (IEC) recently took aim at the state’s arguments about who bears responsibility for harmful air pollution in the St. Louis region.

Several WashU Public Health faculty members have been named among the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide

With expertise in how environments affect people’s active lives, Reis leads WashU’s People, Health & Place Unit

Water utilities regularly monitor drinking water supplies. But once water enters the individual plumbing of households, there are no checks on what’s coming out of the tap.

The Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor of Public Health talks hunger, nutrition and the promise she sees in the new School of Public Health

The School of Public Health is accelerating its growth, with new faculty, staff and students joining its ranks, two locations now fully operational and core initiatives driving interdisciplinary collaboration and community impact.

Nearly half (47%) of St. Louis adults surveyed reported hearing about a recall of “radioactive shrimp” in the last 7 days; only 18% reported hearing about wide racial gaps in infant mortality in Missouri during the same time.