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YSE NewsPeople of Color Exposed to More Extremely Hot Days
December 10, 2024A new study by Yale School of the Environment researchers found that communities of color in the U.S. face more heat exposure and have fewer cooling options than predominantly white communities and those disparities are still increasing.
YSE NewsEnvironmental Joy Conference Focuses on Resilience in the Face of Challenges Ahead
November 18, 2024At the 6th annual Global Environmental Justice Conference at YSE, scientists, researchers, advocates, and practitioners came together to identify opportunities and formulate strategies to advance environmental justice issues across partisan divides.
YSE NewsHow to Rev Up One of the Greatest Engines of Sustainability
November 14, 2024During a recent visit to the School of the Environment, André Hoffmann, vice-chair of the global healthcare company Roche, and business journalist Peter Vanham discussed their new book, The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity & Sustainability.
YSE NewsStudy Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces
November 12, 2024Urban green spaces provide shade for city dwellers facing rising temperatures brought on by climate change, but how much relief from the heat island effect do they provide when humidity is factored in?
YSE NewsClimate Change is Reshaping Portfolio Investment Strategies
November 5, 2024The influence of beneficiaries and stakeholders is driving strategic shifts towards climate priorities, but investments face some operational hurdles, according to a new YSE study.
YSE NewsGoing Beyond GDP to Measure the Changing Wealth of Nations
October 22, 2024While real wealth per capita increased by about 21% globally, renewable natural capital — driven by overexploitation of natural resources such as forests, marine capture fisheries, and mangroves — declined by more than 20%, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by YSE Professor Eli Fenichel.
YSE NewsNew Study Helps Quantify Climate Change and Ecotoxicity Impacts of Biodegradable Microplastics
October 17, 2024A research team from the Yale School of the Environment created a first-of-its-kind life cycle assessment methodology to measure the environmental impact of biodegradable microplastics.
YSE NewsYSE Awards First Endowed Chairs for Professors of Environmental Justice
October 17, 2024Yale School of the Environment Profs. Dorceta Taylor ’85 MFS, ’91 PhD, and Gerald Torres were honored with the first endowed chairs in environmental justice. Taylor was named the Wangari Maathai Professor of Environmental Justice, while Torres was named the Dolores Huerta and Wilma Mankiller Professor of Environmental Justice. Taylor and Torres, internationally renowned scholars, have been central to YSE’s ongoing efforts in building a world-class environmental justice program and incorporating it across all disciplines.
YSE NewsYSE Students and Faculty Prepare to Head to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
October 14, 2024Students and faculty will travel to Cali, Colombia, later this month to participate in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as COP16. They will join policymakers, Indigenous communities, youth groups, and others working to halt human-induced species extinction.
YSE NewsCan We Mitigate AI’s Environmental Impacts?
October 10, 2024YSE Professor Yuan Yao discusses the environmental costs and benefits of artificial intelligence.
YSE NewsYSE Alumni Award Winner Honored for Work in Building Coalitions in Colombia
October 4, 2024Claudia Martínez Zuleta is bringing together leaders in finance, agriculture, and climate change to fuel economic growth while also meeting the challenge of sustainable development. Her work has earned her the Yale School of the Environment’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which honors the achievements of YSE graduates who have made significant contributions to the field of conservation, environmental science, and management.
YSE NewsYSE Alumni Award Winner is Incentivizing Conservation in Panama
October 4, 2024From establishing The Nature Conservancy’s presence in Panama to serving as the country’s first minister of the environment, Yale School of the Environment Distinguished Alumni Award winner Mirei Endara de Heras has dedicated her career to addressing environmental challenges
YSE NewsYSE Alumnus Honored for Reclaiming and Protecting Indigenous Land in Virginia
October 4, 2024Luke Swampdog Tyree ’14 MESc founded NDPonics, which has helped reclaim and restore about 1,000 acres of Indigenous land of the Monacan Indian Nation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. In recognition of his efforts, Tyree received the Prospect Street Award, which recognizes a recent Yale School of the Environment graduate who has made significant contributions in the environmental field and exemplifies the spirit of the school.
YSE NewsYSE Welcomes New Associate Dean of Student Affairs
September 17, 2024Sonya Forrester brings a breadth of experience supporting multicultural student communities to her new role.
YSE NewsNew Incentives Boost Corporate Climate Justice Ventures
September 12, 2024From clean energy to sustainable agriculture, companies are launching new climate change mitigation initiatives in underrepresented communities.