The McDonnell International Scholars Academy second International Symposium on Energy and Environment takes place in December 2008. The symposium includes presentations and panel discussions by the presidents from most of the 20 partner schools of the McDonnell Academy. Important issues that each of their universities is addressing related to energy and the environment will be discussed. Additional […]
Energy & Environment
WashU Invests $55 Million in Renewable Energy Research
Washington University in St. Louis is creating a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) to encourage and coordinate university-wide and external collaborative research in the areas of renewable energy and sustainability including biofuels, CO2 mitigation and coal-related issues. The university will invest more than $55 million in the initiative. Read the […]
I-CARES Collaborates with McDonnell Academy
Newly established International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) announces a collaboration with the McDonnell International Scholars Academy in June of 2007. I-CARES will encourage international collaborative research on energy and environmental issues by working closely with a global partnership of leading universities forged recently by the university’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy. Read the full story in […]
International Call to Action for Global Energy
Presidents from top Asian and Middle Eastern universities join Washington University in St. Louis in asking for cooperation in solving energy and environmental concerns. An international call to action says that universities must tackle global energy and environmental woes. Read the full story in the WashU Newsroom.
Presidents of Premier International Universities Meet at WashU
For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 12 premier universities from Asia and the Middle East will gather at Washington University in St. Louis May 4-7, 2007 to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns. Read the full story in the WashU Newsroom.