WashU Experts: How to stay safe from ticks and mosquitoes in the Midwest
Before venturing out into the woods, a nearby park or even your backyard, keep an eye out for mosquitoes and ticks, which can be vectors, or carriers, for pathogens that can cause disease.
Ethical exotics
How engineering and fashion design are restoring endangered ecosystems
Environmental futures
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Across all Washington University in St. Louis campuses, scores of researchers share a drive to understand the natural forces that shape our climate, health, culture and physical world.
Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across U.S. skies
To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis quantify how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years
New hydrogel treatments turn water waste into fertilizer
Novel nanotechnology promotes circular nutrient economy
Removing selenium from water takes iron strength
Daniel Giammar’s lab takes two steps toward removing contaminant from water
A faster route to eliminating parasitic infection endemic to Africa
In a clinical trial, researchers find moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis
Electrochemical innovation offers chemical-free solution to assist in wastewater reuse
Kaichao Yang and Zhen He developed an electrochemical process that softens water, disinfects pathogens and benefits reverse osmosis systems used for advanced water treatment
Inspired by Nature
Despite being in the beating heart of St. Louis, Washington University has long been entwined with its natural surroundings.
Researcher for a Day: St. Louis children get up-close look at cutting-edge science
Middle school students from Central Middle School have joined the quest with WashU engineer Marcus Foston: Can we produce alternatives to plastic from renewable sources?