Planetary Health

After the launch of the provost office’s +AI academic initiative to integrate AI into the classroom, divisions continue to ensue concerning AI and opinions on the University’s largely positive position on the technology.

Approach rethinks undergraduate public health education

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently gave the Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC) a 2026 Campus Sustainability Achievement Award, one of its highest honors.

In our Public Health Ideas series, Dean Sandro Galea engages experts in public health, from near and far, in conversations ranging from one-on-one recorded talks, to fireside chats, to panel discussions.

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.

University drew $1 billion in external funding that led to scientific advances, new jobs

WashU researchers in biology, public health, and environmental engineering are studying the health benefits of community garden participation. This research aims to strengthen community partnerships and position WashU as a university recognized for expertise in community garden research.

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.

Four researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

WashU’s Fall 2025 Ignite Interdisciplinary Grants were awarded to researchers with projects on pressing public health problems