The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement serves as a convening unit and supportive platform for community-engaged research, education, and practice across WashU, with community-identified needs at the forefront.
St. Louis community
Your expertise and community knowledge are the foundation of our work.
WashU scholars
Your work elevates the programs that support the community we call home.
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WashU partners with St. Louis to expand CLEAN STL tornado recovery project
Washington University in St. Louis is formally partnering with St. Louis to expand environmental monitoring and public health research in city neighborhoods affected by the devastating May 16, 2025, tornado.
CSD Faculty Honored for Innovative and Impactful Research at Confluence Awards
Three CSD faculty were recently recognized at the 2026 William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award Research Showcase for their contributions to community-engaged research. The showcase elevates and recognizes WashU faculty members and their community partners for their innovative and impactful research as well as their deep engagement with the region.
The Collaborative’s work
We create partnerships between our region and WashU. We help community leaders by providing outreach, connections, and resources to meet the needs of St. Louis.
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Whether you’re new to the field or have a specific project you’re ready to embark on, we’re here to support your work.
We’re working toward taking WashU’s significant knowledge and expertise and making sure that the questions we’re asking, the problems we’re trying to tackle, are those that are going to make a difference in the lives of the people who are giving their time (and) sharing their resources to help us generate this new knowledge.
Vetta Sanders-Thompson, PhD, Brown School