Science & Technology

With her new book, “Labwork to Leadership,” Jen Heemstra in Arts & Sciences aims to help create a healthier academic culture and support the next generation of leaders.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reveal that discarded face masks undergo photochemical changes, influencing their surrounding environment.

A project that could help scientists identify novel ways to fight disease is one of the research efforts that will get a significant boost under a new collaboration agreement that Washington University in St. Louis has signed with science and technology company MilliporeSigma.

Using inspiration from the leaf, engineering researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have optimized bioplastics to be stronger and more biodegradable.

Lu Xu, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environmental Division Early Career Award.

Environmental engineers at WashU have developed hydrogels to transform wastewater nutrients into useful feedstocks and fertilizers.

Researchers at WashU and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found that biomolecular condensates play a role in suppressing the effects of ALS-causing mutations.

Environmental engineers at WashU have developed critical methods to remove toxic selenium from water.

Material scientists at Washington University have found ways to control contaminants in nanoporous materials used in water treatment and other manufacturing processes.

Microscopy researchers at Washington University developed a new method to improve precision in molecular imaging.