Great Work

Level III arboreta must have at least 500 distinct species of trees; WashU has approximately 750, including 140 of the 150 species native to Missouri. In total, WashU is home to roughly 6,500 trees — 2,000 more trees than just five years ago. To qualify for Level 3, arboreta must meet multiple criteria, such as offering substantial educational programming, collaborating with others and sharing data. WashU’s arboretum is one of 48 recognized as Level III across the world.

For the second straight year, WashU has won the Citizens for Modern Transit College Transit Challenge. The annual competition encourages students, staff and faculty from local colleges to log their rides on MetroLink and Metro buses for bragging rights and the College Transit Trophy.

Carla Bailey, director of learning and development for Human Resources at WashU, has been named one of Women We Admire’s “Top 50 Women Leaders of St. Louis for 2024” for her development and delivery of leadership and team-building programs and workshops.

WashU received a Silver 2023 Nutrition Award in the category of Most Innovative Wellness & Nutrition Program.

The Washington University Police Department (WUPD) has completed training through the nonprofit KultureCity to recognize and support people experiencing sensory overload situations during police interactions.

Rescued from a garbage dump, the puppies have a job, a home and hundreds of new friends

The east end project on the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis has received the 2023 American Institute of Architects Regional & Urban Design Award.

WashU recently received a Gold-level certification for STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System reporting process developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. More than 100 university community members contributed to this process. Advancing sustainability in university operations is one of the four strategic goals for administration and operations […]