Honoring the past to build the future
Lisa G. Byers draws on her American Indian ancestry to shape her
students into culturally aware social workers.
Making water accessible, reliable and sustainable
Josiah Cox’s utilities company has grown to service multiple states while also changing how we access
clean water.
The business of cannabis
Peter Vogel is the founder of Leafwire, a growing online network that is connecting folks in the cannabis industry.
How do we build a healthy and vibrant civic community?
There is no doubt that we are experiencing a time of immense sociocultural upheaval
and division in the United States. Our podcast, “This Civic Moment,” explores how we
can come through it together.
An empowering brew
Veronica Swanson teams up with a basketball superstar
to empower female coffee farmers.
Can you be more creative?
The course “Designing Creativity: Innovation Across Disciplines” teaches students that everyone is creative.
U.S. drug prices are costing us more than we think
Aduhelm, the first new Alzheimer’s drug in 18 years, could easily become the best-selling drug in Medicare, despite its potential massive cost and tremendous uncertainty about whether the drug even works.
The essential academic
Provost Beverly Wendland landed a dream job at WashU and started it in the middle of a pandemic.
Fortunately, she was ready to jump in the deep end.
Something’s up
Rajan Chakrabarty and Randall Martin research fine particulate matter, trying to create a complete picture of the world’s leading cause of environment-related diseases.
Cleaner, greener, safer
WashU is committed to creating a more sustainable world for future generations. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at how.
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