WashU students help imagine a greener St. Louis
At the Living Earth Collaborative’s annual Nature City Symposium, three student teams drew on regional expertise to develop new approaches to trees, green space and urban design.
Clearing the way for renewable carbon fiber production
WashU engineers developed new design principles for carbon fiber manufacturing.
Malone, Stark named inaugural Ryan Institute faculty scholars
Sara Malone and Lindsay Stark are the inaugural faculty scholars of the Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions.
New Transcend Initiative to address mycobacteria threats
WashU’s MycoTranscend Initiative joins experts in medicine, chemistry and public health to tackle dangerous mycobacterial infections.
Pregnancy nutrition trial in Ecuador improves fetal brain growth
A nutrition program for pregnant women inspired by ancestral dietary patterns in Ecuador increased growth in a key fetal brain region.
What’s in a sidewalk?
A graduate public health course examines the effects of built environments, from local crosswalks to global cityscapes.
Waterlogged seeds reveal melons’ ancient journey
DNA in seeds recovered from Chinese port help trace origins of symbolic fruit
Plant Disease Ecology in the Penczykowski Lab
Penczykowski Lab’s Plant Disease team featured in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
A conversation with Associate Dean for Education Angela Hobson
Hobson brings passion for and experience with teaching to her role shaping the education of the next generation of public health professionals
Carolina Caycedo on ‘Growing Deep Roots’
Major exhibition by internationally renowned artist opens Sept. 9 at Kemper Art Museum