Skandalaris Center

A new funding program for Washington University in St. Louis-affiliated startups focuses on strengthening the St. Louis region. The WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments is a joint effort between WashU’s Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the “In St. Louis,

Did you know that between 30-40% of the food supply in the United States goes to waste every year? In 2019, the EPA estimated that 66 million tons of food was wasted in the retail, service, and residential sectors. This

For many students, their first apartment feels like a blank canvas – exciting but daunting. Furnishing it can quickly become a logistical nightmare, especially when you factor in tight budgets and delivery hassle. Thankfully, WashU students don’t have to face

At first, Washington University in St. Louis students Izzy Gorton and Chiara Munzi wanted to call their chickpea hot breakfast cereal GOATMeal, a play on the term “greatest of all time” and oatmeal. Unfortunately, GOATMeal also evokes, you know, actual

Originally published in The Record, the official newsletter of WashU, on July 22, 2024. Winners have been chosen in the annual Big Ideas competition. The competition is jointly sponsored by the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics at Washington