SPARK: A Sustainability Leadership Training Program for WashU Students
SPARK is a free 9-day sustainability leadership training program hosted by the Office of Sustainability.
Harris selected for William T. Grant Scholar Class of 2030
Kelly Harris, an assistant professor of occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named one of five William T. Grant Scholars nationwide.
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.
He receives environmental engineering award
Zhen (Jason) He received the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
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
Reis named co-editor of Journal of Physical Activity and Health
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Reis
Rodrigo S. Reis, a professor at the School of Public Health and an expert on the intersection of physical activity, the built environment and health, has been appointed co-editor of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
Reawakening ‘sleeping’ crops to combat today’s climate crisis
Natalie Mueller, an expert on agrobiodiversity and an assistant professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, studies “three sisters” crops.