January’s early winter storm was deemed “the most challenging winter weather event during my tenure at WashU” by WashU Facilities Grounds Manager Chris Anderson — and St. Louis’ winter may just be getting started. Current trends indicate more extreme winter conditions in St. Louis in upcoming years and decades, which has been a cause of concern for some students and faculty who feel that while WashU is ready, St. Louis is not prepared to respond.
As students settle into the spring semester, many WashU community members are thinking about their families 2,000 miles away, in and around Los Angeles, where a series of devastating wildfires have scorched parts of the city they call home.
With summer right around the corner, the St. Louis region will likely face some of the highest temperatures on record. Millions of Americans are subject to rising temperatures, and Washington University and the St. Louis region are no exception.
Award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert spoke at Washington University about climate change and the extinction crisis, Feb 12.
Distinguished University of Chicago economics professor and Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen spoke about “Uncertainty” in economics to 150 seminar attendees at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Hansen is an expert on “Uncertainty” in economic modeling, which includes how factors like risk, ambiguity, and inherent flaws […]
The idea that our lifestyles are poisoning our universe’s only oasis of life is profoundly disturbing. Even more distressing is how humanity’s response is like the proverbial frog in boiling water – simply acclimating to an increasingly dangerous environment until its complacency becomes a death sentence.
Green Action, an environmental justice and advocacy student group, held a rally calling on Washington University to divest from fossil fuels and recognize the impacts of environmental racism, March 1.
College has attuned me to the inherent poverty of time. My deadlines are debts I must pay back, and the late penalties are brutal interest.
Green Action, a student group focused on environmental justice and advocacy, held a rally calling on Washington University to divest from fossil fuels as a part of its Fossil Free WashU campaign, Oct. 27.
Fallout from Hurricane Ida is forcing the WU community to reckon with the impact of climate change.
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