Environmental Solutions

In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St. Louis region, Diana Parra Perez, PhD ’13, sees the power of solidarity.

Aki Ishida, an associate professor and interim associate director of the School of Architecture at Virginia Tech, has been named director of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at WashU.

Scientists share single-cell atlas for the highly regenerative worm, Pristina leidyi.

The associate professor of biology will travel to Belgium to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.

Archaeologist Xinyi Liu’s field work on the Tibetan Plateau, inner Mongolia and regions across Central Asia has contributed to a better understanding of the globalization of food in deep antiquity and its biological and social consequences.

Foston takes detailed look at lignin disassembly on path to replace petroleum with renewables

Scientists at WashU are developing a prototype for an instrument for a future Moon mission with support from a nearly $3 million grant from NASA.

Xianglin Li leads team with $1.5 million from ARPA-E for next-generation, high-energy battery

The new Center for the Environment serves as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is crucial to solving complex environmental problems.

Climate Across Curriculum connects Gateway STEM students to WashU experts and resources. Recently, a cohort of 40 high school students met and had a Q&A session with Elizabeth Kolbert.