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YSE NewsKaren Seto Honored With Geography’s Top Prize
October 6, 2026A pioneer of satellite analysis of urbanization and global environmental change, Seto is the first U.S. woman to win the Vautrin Lud Prize. She champions the field of geography as more important than ever.
YSE NewsLiving Near a Coffee Shop Doesn’t Mean You’ll Walk to It
September 22, 2026A new YSE study finds that having a coffee shop nearby explains only a quarter of why people actually walk. A new interactive atlas explains the gap.
YSE NewsThe Suburban Street Design That’s Been Driving Emissions Since WWII
June 18, 2026A century-old planning paradigm still embedded in the physical fabric of suburbs nationwide is driving a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions.
YSE NewsTaking the Urban Pulse: A New Way to Diagnose Cities
June 9, 2026A YSE-led study introduces a new framework for measuring, monitoring, and managing cities.
YSE NewsEarth’s Nighttime Lights Are Getting More Volatile—What Does That Mean?
April 10, 2026New research using daily satellite imagery shows that the world’s lights now act like a real-time pulse of human activity, conflict, and development.
YSE NewsHow Zoning Reform Could Shrink Americans’ Daily Travel Footprint
February 10, 2026New research uses artificial intelligence to simulate how changes to zoning might influence how far people travel each day, thereby reducing transportation emissions.
YSE NewsWhat Can Urban Wildlife Teach Us About Shared Spaces?
November 14, 2025Professor Nyeema Harris spoke with YSE News about how humans and animals can coexist in city spaces.
YSE NewsA New Roadmap for Urban Tree Planting
October 21, 2025YSE research scientists have developed a data-driven framework for equitable urban tree planting that can guide city planners, nonprofits, and local governments in targeting the most impactful planting sites.
YSE NewsClimate Adaptation Scientist Brianna Castro Joins the Yale School of the Environment
September 15, 2025Brianna Castro’s research into climate change impacts and climate migration draws on the fields of environmental studies, human geography, urban planning, and public policy.
YSE NewsCity Streets Are Shifting From Social Hubs to Throughways
July 24, 2025Higher urban incomes, technology, and increases in indoor meeting places may play a role in the behavioral changes, a Yale-led study finds.
YSE NewsNeighborhood Conditions Profoundly Affect the Environmental Literacy of Urban Youth
June 30, 2025New research from the Yale School of the Environment reveals how environmental factors, ranging from greenery to socioeconomic stress, shape urban adolescents’ environmental knowledge and concern.
YSE NewsNew Soil DNA Monitoring Technique Provides Data for Better Urban Wildlife Planning
June 18, 2025Yale School of the Environment scientists pioneered a novel approach to studying the impact of urbanization on biodiversity in cities.
YSE NewsKeer Zhang ’25 PhD: Understanding a Warming World Through Urban Expansion
May 12, 2025From rural China to New Haven, Keer Zhang draws on lived experience to investigate how urbanization fuels climate risks in a warming world.
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.