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February 23-27, 2026 Get ready for Environmental Research and Creativity Week!   This year, the Center is bringing together a mix of researchers, students, and community partners to explore environmental challenges and showcase innovative solutions.   Whether you’re interested in research, policy, art or hands-on practice, there will be something for everyone to engage with. Join us […]

Experts on biodiversity, food security, nutrition policy discuss ways to jointly promote sustainable agriculture, improved nutrition.

Mark D. West, a renowned legal scholar and former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, has been appointed provost of Washington University in St. Louis, effective August 1

We are proud to introduce the undergraduate students selected to participate in the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Program! Andrew Aviado, Data Science and Public Health & Society ’28Project: Machine Learning for PaleoclimatologyMentor: Bo Li, Statistics and Data Science Andrew is a rising sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri, double majoring in Data Science and Public Health […]

Friday, March 28th On March 28th, WashU hosted the 2025 Recultivating Indigenous Sovereignty Gathering Day-of-Panels – spearheaded by local native community members in collaboration with the Center for the Environment and 12 different partners.  Over 100 campus and community members came together across three panels designed to advance Indigenous approaches to land and food systems. Featured […]

Apply below to present a lightning talk during the 2025 Environmental Research and Creativity Week. Would you like to present your research in a short, 5-minute lightning talk at the Center for the Environment Research Symposium? The WashU Center for the Environment is looking to showcase graduate student researchers whose work addresses any of the […]

February 24-28, 2025 Thank you to everyone who made Environmental Research and Creativity Week a success! We are grateful for the community of partners who hosted, cohosted, and promoted this week of events. Over the course of five days and 15 events, the Center partnered with 11 different university teams and showcased the work of […]

WashU’s McKinnon has been involved with mission to Jupiter’s moon for more than 40 years.

A collaboration of universities and industry is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide ultimately into environmentally friendly chemicals and products.