Missouri Climate Dialogue scheduled Aug. 18
Washington University’s Climate Change Program (WUCCP), along with the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is co-hosting a series of virtual events to address climate and energy topics affecting the state of Missouri. The first is Aug. 18.
WashU Expert: What about environmental regulations?
During his campaign, President-elect Trump publicly stated that he would cut back the Environmental Protection Agency and also vowed to eliminate other federal regulations in place to protect the environment. Brent Williams, the Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished I-CARES Career Development Associate Professor, shares his views on what would happen should those changes take effect.
Recreating wildfires
Forest fires have enormous effects on both climate change and human health. A team of engineering scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are working through the fall recreating scaled-down forest fires in a lab to get a better understanding of what’s emitted during these natural disasters.
Washington University in St. Louis selected to host Clinton Global Initiative University April 5-7, 2013
Chelsea Clinton announced during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York on Sept. 25
that Washington University in St. Louis will serve as the host of the
Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), April 5-7, 2013, on the
Danforth Campus. President Bill Clinton launched
CGI U in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college
campuses around the world. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where
students, youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities discuss
solutions to pressing global issues.