Big small towns
In Rebuilding the American Town, the Sam Fox School’s Patty Heyda helps redefine our understanding of the smaller cities that make up the urban landscape.
A place to MELT
WashU connections abound at a restorative retreat in Playa El Coco, Nicaragua.
For healthier people and a healthier planet
Working in partnership with communities, WashU launches a new initiative to improve nutrition and health locally, nationally and globally.
The heaviness of water
As the western U.S. faces decreasing water supplies, WashU alumni are helping negotiate how this precious resource will be managed and shared in years to come.
Black carbon emissions underestimated in ‘global south’
Black carbon, the sooty byproduct of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, has emerged as a major contributor to climate change and human health impacts.
Sun exposure changes chemical fate of littered face masks
The face masks worn and discarded during the COVID-19 pandemic have an uncertain fate.
Biologist Zhong to study how plants deal with nutrient stress
Cultivated plants provide people with food, fuel and medicine. But crops also face many types of stresses that threaten their growth and yields.
Leaf-inspired design brings bioplastics to the big leagues
Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics’ detrimental effects on food and water supplies adds further pressure.
School of Public Health welcomes its first official class a year ahead of schedule
This fall, Washington University in St. Louis officially will welcome its inaugural class of students to the new School of Public Health a full year ahead of schedule.
Global progress on physical activity at risk, WashU expert warns
A sweeping new analysis from Washington University in St. Louis has found that global progress to promote physical activity — a proven driver of better health — is in danger of stalling or reversing.