On July 1, David Fike officially became the Interim Director of InCEES, after serving as Associate Director since 2016. Fike is also director of the Environmental Studies program and professor of earth and planetary sciences. In between planning classes for the fall semester and managing his lab,...
Himadri B. Pakrasi, founding director of the International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (InCEES) and the inaugural Myron and Sonya Glassberg/Albert and Blanche Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has announced that he will be...
Graduating senior, Nick Matteucci, has garnered many accolades during his four years at Washington University. In fact, he was recently chosen to be part of the Thank You, #WashU20 postcards of appreciation campaign, for his leadership on both the cross country and track and field teams. Matteucc...
Washington University in St. Louis now offers a major in environmental analysis through the Environmental Studies program in Arts & Sciences. The interdisciplinary major is a response to global demand for environmental and sustainability experts who can think critically, communicate clearly a...
InCEES Professor, Hongxi Yin, explores whether using portable furnaces to sterilize contaminated building exhaust might help to stem COVID-19, the 2019 novel coronavirus. To read the full story, click here.
St. Louis hosted the 2019 Green the Church Summit, the largest environmental justice and sustainability conference for the Black Church. Washington University was a co-sponsor of the event, which included an array of discussions including the Green New Deal, building efficiency and water conserva...
On Nov. 4, the Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change — an international pledge from 200 nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The action will take effect in one year. Experts from Washington Uni...
Himadri Pakrasi and collaborator Costas Maranas were awarded $1.2 million to study cyanobacteria for crop improvement amid climate change. The word agriculture conjures up an array of images: endless fields of corn stalks, amber waves of grain, the deserts of Africa… Africa? While thoughts of the...
As momentum builds for next year’s climate event, students and faculty in Arts & Sciences look ahead to opportunities for collaboration and reflect on WashU’s climate leadership. Click here to read the full story.
Michael R. Bloomberg announced on May 16 the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy. Washington University and InCEES will host and lead the 2020 Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit. To read...
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