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Employers on Campus: McKinsey & Co Information Session for Business Analyst and Senior Business Analyst Positions
Location: Omni Hotel, New Haven If you are interested in or even thinking about management and strategy consulting as a career option, you will want to take advantage of this information session by the management and strategy consulting firm recently…
Aldeafeliz Ecovillage
ALDEAFELIZ ECOVILLAGE: Finding happy ways to live sustainably Why an ecovillage? You might have dreamed of a lifestyle where you are closer to nature, and live as a community, where the values of respect for people, nature, and self are…SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduDeforestation, Poverty Alleviation, Community Forests, and Protected Areas in the Maya Forest
A talk by Dr. David Bray Florida International University “Deforestation, Poverty Alleviation, Community Forests, and Protected Areas in the Maya Forest” Location: Bowers Auditorium Date: April 23, 2007 Time: 4-5:30 pm David’s research interests center on community natural resource management…
Environmentalism and Obesity in Asia
One of my doctoral students, who is originally from China, informed me this week that the “year of the pig” had begun. Indeed, the Chinese new year began on February 18th with the usual festivities all across East Asia. Delectable…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
The Inconvenience of Science (with an afterword about the Nobel Prize for Gore)
The following review was written before the Nobel Prize announcement on October 12, 2007. While there is much to admire about his activism, the Nobel committee has just politicized the debate further by giving the prize to Gore. The IPCC…
Minding our Minerals
Almost a year has passed since the Sago mine tragedy in West Virginia that claimed the lives of twelve miners. Since then, accusations of lax enforcement have been made against mineral companies and the U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration…YPCC convenes meeting to discuss Climate Change Science Bridging Institution
On Nov 9, 2006 the YPCC convened a meeting in New York City to discuss a potential Climate Change Science Bridging Institution. 40 experts gathered from around the country to discuss how to convey the most important findings of climate…Water & Sanitation Symposium meeting
Please join us for the discussion on the development of a FES Water and Sanitation Symposium for Spring 2007. Janine M.H. Selendy, Chairman and President, Horizon International, Yale University, will lead and present ideas for the proposed symposium which will…Environmental Justice at Yale
Environmental justice aims to address the disproportionate impacts of environmental burdens on people of color, poor people, native groups, women, and other disadvantaged communities. Environmental justice engages with a wide variety of issues; some examples include nuclear waste dumped on…
Bicycles Rule
2006 Student Internship Bicycles still rule the streets in China. Despite the proliferation of luxury cars and fuel-cell buses in the capital city, they still remain the fastest and most efficient method of getting across town. The major arteries of…
Sentinels
2006 Student Internship - The ubiquitous construction in the capital city is representative of the country’s rapid economic progress marked by a 9% annual increase in GDP. Air pollution is also a trademark of Beijing, which ranks second only to…
Cleaner Stoves for Traditional Mexican Cooking
2006 Student Internship Each year, indoor smoke kills almost 2 million people worldwide - more than malaria. Yet, in rural Mexico, most families still use indoor, open wood fires for cooking. Researchers at the Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada…
Environment School Scientist Receives NIH Award to Study Relationship Between Ozone and Disease
A Yale environment school professor is one of eight scientists to receive an Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) award from the National Institutes of Health. Michelle Bell, assistant professor of environmental health at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental…Study Finds No Safe Level for Ozone
Even at very low levels, ozone – the principal ingredient in smog – increases the risk of premature death, according to a nationwide study that was published in the April issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, sponsored…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduCourse Descriptions - Health and Environment
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Environmental Health
The environmental health concentration is designed to encourage course work and research that explore relationships among environmental quality, human health, and public policy. This knowledge provides a basis for research on how the environment impacts health and for understanding the…Study Finds No Safe Level for Ozone
New Haven, Conn. – Even at very low levels, ozone–the principal ingredient in smog–increases the risk of premature death, according to a nationwide study to be published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, sponsored…
