New Publication Interprets Peer-Reviewed Research

Kotchen said the new publication will draw attention to the unique training and quality of students within the graduate programs at Yale. The editorial staff includes Editor-in-Chief Kathryn Siegel and staff writers Jesse Burkhardt, Omar Malik, Rich Press, Liz Thomas, Dylan Walsh and Leigh Whelpton.
 
In the inaugural installment, the staff reviewed the following journal articles: “The Impact of Pollution on Worker Productivity,” published in the National Bureau of Economic Research; “Cryptic Biodiversity Loss Linked to Global Climate Change,” Nature Climate Change; “Human Pathogen Shown to Cause Disease in the Threatened Eklhorn Coral Acropora palmata,” PLoS ONE; and “The Optimum Mix of Electricity from Wind-and Solar-Sources in Conventional Power Systems: Evaluating the Case for New York State,” Energy Policy.
 
“The Yale Environment Review has the feel of an interactive blog, but the postings are substantially more formal and polished,” said Siegel. “The goal is for it to be a well-recognized and frequented resource not only for students and academics, but also for professionals and journalists.”