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YSE NewsWhat Does the Future Hold for National Forests?
April 21, 2025Yale School of the Environment experts discuss the potential impacts of increased logging on national forest lands, including on wildfire risks and efforts to combat climate change.
YSE NewsResearch on Low-Intensity Logging in Gabon's Forests Wins 2025 Bormann Prize
April 15, 2025Megan Sullivan’s study, conducted while a doctoral student at the Yale School of the Environment, offers insights on forest management that supports both conservation goals and local livelihoods.
YSE NewsFrom Observation to Implementation: The Evolving Science of Climate Adaptation
April 10, 2025Coleman P. Burke Distinguished Visiting Professor Katharine Mach is leading interdisciplinary research efforts to translate climate data and knowledge into tangible action and policy.
YSE News2025 Wyss Scholars Tackle Conservation Through Justice, Policy, and Finance
April 3, 2025From policy reform to law to environmental justice, the 2025 cohort of Wyss Scholars are pursuing an array of avenues to protect landscapes across the U.S.
YSE NewsAn Innovative Approach to Measuring Microscopic Changes in Plant Cells
March 24, 2025A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the Yale School of the Environment developed a new laser-based method for observing how plants adjust the pressure within their cells in response to the environment that can help inform strategies for farmers facing increased droughts.
YSE NewsWhat Can We Do About the Growing Danger of Microplastics?
March 17, 2025Microplastics are getting into our water, food, and our bodies, including our brains. YSE News spoke with Professor Paul Anastas about the increasing threats and how green chemistry can be part of the solution.
YSE NewsEnsuring Soil Carbon Farming Climate Mitigation Claims Represent Reality
March 12, 2025A recently released report from the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program and the Environmental Defense Fund offers practical ways to generate more high-quality evidence to increase confidence that the effects of soil carbon farming represent real carbon accrual or avoided greenhouse gas emissions.
YSE NewsNew Yale Certificate Program Prepares Professionals to Lead the Transition to Safer Chemicals and Processes
March 4, 2025The Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program, launched this spring by the Yale School of the Environment, aims to empower professionals with the knowledge and tools to advance global sustainable chemical innovation.
YSE NewsA Conversation With White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi
February 20, 2025The head of the White House Climate Policy Office under President Joe Biden recently visited the Yale School of Environment for a candid discussion about his former boss’ relentless focus on climate action as jobs creator as well as the need to develop a “more flexible, less pure” narrative around climate and energy.
YSE NewsLand-Use Designations Can Cause Variations in Carnivore Behavior
February 19, 2025Within protected areas, human activity is altering the behavior of carnivores in Mexico's cloud forests, forcing them to adjust their activity patterns to coexist with humans, a new study reveals.
YSE NewsJulie Zimmerman Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
February 12, 2025Julie Zimmerman, the Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions and jointly appointed professor at Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science and School of the Environment, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
YSE NewsClimate Change in the British Mind
February 10, 2025A majority of Britons surveyed by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication say they believe climate change is real, they have experienced its impacts, and they are worried. That public awareness about the risks of climate change could bolster Britain’s climate change policies.
YSE NewsRapid Urbanization Could Increase Spread of Zoonotic Diseases
February 5, 2025Researchers at YSE have mapped the global distribution of wildlife species known to carry diseases that can affect humans in the wildland-urban interface.
YSE NewsL.A. Fires: Forging a Resilient Path Forward
January 29, 2025YSE experts discuss environmental and public health impacts of the fires as well as how fire-prone regions can prevent and manage the spread of wildfires in the future.