The Center for the Environment is an interdisciplinary hub of environmental research that is committed to generating transformative solutions to our deepest societal challenges including: climate change, air pollution, access to clean water, food insecurity, biodiversity loss and infectious diseases.
By the numbers
87
Center scholars
7
Proposals/Grants supported
500+
Activity participants
115
Journal articles published
Jan-June 2024
The Center’s mission
The center serves as a cross-cutting collaboration hub, encouraging partners, faculty and students to advance research projects in areas including biodiversity, environmental justice, planetary health, environmental solutions, and climate change. Here’s a closer look at who we are, what we do, and why it matters for our community, our region and our world.
Featured research & stories
Competitive Energy
Alumnus Deko Devins is on a mission to make solar power more widespread, affordable and accessible.
Rethinking the waste in water
Young-Shin Jun and her team at the McKelvey School of Engineering see untapped resources in the chemical compounds in highly saline wastewater.
Can we improve the way the world eats?
Iannotti and her E3 Nutrition Lab at WashU investigate maternal and child nutrition by examining the impact of nutrient-rich foods that are locally sourced and affordable.
The WashU ecosystem
Within the WashU ecosystem of environmental research, education, and practice, the Center for the Environment serves as a connector. Much like a biodiversity corridor, we work to create space where our partners within the ecosystem and across distinct disciplines come together to address our world’s biggest environmental challenges.
In the news
This Is What WashU Can Do
Can we solve the world’s biggest problems together? At WashU, we believe we can.
Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way
For the first time, scientists have built a detailed atlas of a zebrafish’s nerve cells.
New study deepens mystery over Cahokia’s abandonment
A recent study has cast doubt on the long-held belief that drought, caused the decline of Cahokia, a once-thriving Native American settlement near present-day St. Louis.
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