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Unique Research on Calving Impacts on Nutrient Cycle Earns 2024 Bormann Prize

The study led by Kristy Ferraro '24 PhD demonstrates how plant-fungal associations in ecosystems can mitigate the impact of calving animals in nitrogen cycling.

Birder Christian Cooper Discusses the Power of Observing

During a visit to Yale April 4, 2024, co-hosted by the Yale School of the Environment, Christian Cooper talked about the Central Park incident that made him famous and how he is using his platform to advance racial justice.

Harnessing the Power of Observability May Increase Climate-Friendly Behavior

A team of researchers has found that providing information to others about personal efforts to promote sustainability could increase the adoption of pro-environmental behavior.

Three Yale Students Named Wyss Scholars

The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that supports land conservation in the U.S. and internationally, has selected three Yale students as 2024 scholars.

Climate Change Threatens Resilience of Sri Lankan Rainforests

A long-term study by Yale School of the Environment scientists found that climate change and other disturbances may be altering the resilience of Sri Lankan rainforests, turning them from carbon sinks to carbon sources.

YSE Launches Database Highlighting Environmental Professionals of Color

The “People of Color Environmental Professionals: Profiles of Courage and Leadership” database, published by YSE's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI), establishes a repository of profiles on professionals from across the U.S. who contribute to the environmental, health, climate justice, and other related fields.

A Conversation with Carbon Containment Lab Founder Dean Takahashi 

An Inside Look at Beech Leaf Disease

A new study led by a team of scientists from YSE found differences at the cellular level of leaves from infected Beech trees — variations that may account for tree mortality.

Preparing Urban Leaders for Climate Challenges

The Yale School of the Environment is launching an online certificate program to help urban policymakers and practitioners around the world implement innovative climate solutions.

Black Environmentalists Discuss Their Research, Outcomes and Cultural Capital

The YSE community celebrated Black History Month with a panel discussion featuring four students who talked about their research on community cohesion, social-ecological landscapes of fear, portable water supply, and renewable energy access.

YSE Students Honored for Leadership in Conservation and Wildlife Science

Three Yale School of Environment students have been awarded the MK McCarthy-RW Worth Scholarship for Leadership in Conservation Science. Germar González ’24 MESc, Elizabeth Nowlin ’24 MESc, and Mizzy Almaazmi ’24 MESc were recognized for their leadership in the field of conservation biology and wildlife science.

In Memoriam: Graeme Berlyn, E. H. Harriman Professor of Forest Management and Physiology of Trees

Graeme P. Berlyn, a world-renowned expert on the anatomy and physiology of plants and trees, died Feb. 16 in Hamden at the age of 90. Berlyn, whose breadth of research included wood anatomy, plant embryology, tissue culture, biotechnology, and the morphology and physiology of trees and forests in relation to environmental stress, taught at YSE for more than 60 years.

Examining a Century of Change in a New York City Urban Forest

Urban forests have long been understudied, but inventory data from a forest stewarded by the New York Botanical Garden has provided scientists at the Yale School of the Environment with a rare opportunity to study a century of changes in one urban forest — information that could help guide regional approaches to forest management.

A Synergistic Approach to Ocean Conservation

As the visiting McCluskey Fellow in Conservation at the Yale School of the Environment, Alex Muñoz will spend the next year developing a roadmap to accelerate the pace of ocean conservation and Yale’s first-ever course fully focused on ocean conservation.

Achieving Sustainable Urban Growth on a Global Scale

Yale School of the Environment’s Karen Seto and an international group of leading scientists call for an urgent change in the governance of urban expansion as the world’s cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates.