Supporting Students To and Through College: A Q&A with College Bound St. Louis
College Bound is an organization that empowers students in St. Louis facing systemic barriers to achieve transformative lives of higher education and economic possibility through an individualized, holistic, and multi-year investment. The Confluence Collaborative spoke with Milton Mitchell Jr., College Bound’s Chief Executive Officer, and Kaleigh Lawrence, College Bound’s Chief Philanthropy Officer, about the […]
Interdisciplinary Learning in Action: A Q&A with Froggi VanRiper of WashU’s Sustainability Exchange
The Confluence Collaborative sat down with Froggi VanRiper, Co-Director of WashU’s Sustainability Exchange, to discuss the approach of the Exchange, the value of interdisciplinary work, and how WashU can support community-engaged courses. Faculty and staff from the Sam Fox School, College of Arts & Sciences, and McKelvey School of Engineering launched the Sustainability Exchange in […]
Multidisciplinary team secures $3.6M grant to investigate health risks from flooding
A cross-disciplinary team of WashU researchers has received a five-year $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand its work studying the human health effects of flooding in communities in the Mississippi Delta and the St. Louis Metro East region of Illinois.
Brown School partners with nonprofit on nutrition pilot for cancer patients
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is partnering with Food Outreach, a St. Louis-based nonprofit, on a two-year pilot project exploring how best to support the nutritional needs of cancer patients as they transition off their medically tailored meal program.
How a nonprofit is working to rebuild north St. Louis’ trust in trees after the tornado
The May 16 tornado made tree inequity worse in majority-Black neighborhoods, but Forest ReLeaf is working to rebuild trust with an innovative program.
Lenze receives William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award
For their efforts at improving maternal and infant health outcomes, Shannon Lenze and EleVATE collaborators received WashU’s William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award, which recognizes researchers and community partners who work together to address regional problems.
2025 Confluence Award submissions sought
The St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement is now accepting submissions for the third annual William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award.
Drake appointed inaugural St. Louis Confluence Collaborative faculty director
Bettina Drake, professor of surgery in public health sciences at the School of Medicine, will be the inaugural faculty director of the St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Practice.
St. Louis Confluence Collaborative search committee convenes
Housed within the Office of the Provost, the collaborative will serve as an organizing platform and convening unit for community-engaged research, teaching, and practice across WashU, with St. Louis needs at the forefront.