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Canopy Magazine2022 YSE Alumni Association Award Winners
May 25, 2023 Meet the distinguished alums who were recognized at YSE Reunion 2022 for their outstanding work in forest genetics, environmental law, and climate policy.
Canopy MagazineThe Forests Dialogue Engages Stakeholders on Mass Timber’s Role in a Sustainable Future
May 25, 2023 Can mass timber turn cities from carbon emitters into carbon sinks? The Forests Dialogue digs into sustainable construction.
Canopy MagazineExamining Vertical Spaces: What’s Living in the Canopy?
May 25, 2023 To gain a better understanding of treetop species, YSE PhD student Siria Gámez climbs 80 feet straight up into the canopy to set up camera traps that allow her to observe the wildlife firsthand.
Canopy MagazineA Brighter, Cleaner Energy Future for Puerto Rico
May 25, 2023 As the inaugural director of the Puerto Rico Grid Modernization and Recovery Team, Carbó is now leading the Biden administration’s efforts with the government of Puerto Rico to rebuild its electrical grid so it is more resilient, more secure, and fully capable of supporting clean electricity.
Canopy MagazineThe Economics of Carbon: In Conversation with Matthew Kotchen
May 25, 2023 Environmental economist Matthew Kotchen talks about the social cost of carbon, the world of offsets, and the importance of connecting academics and policymakers — a challenge he is tackling through the Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Initiative.
Canopy MagazineScaling Up Green Chemistry Globally for a Sustainable Future
May 25, 2023 The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale is leading a new UNIDO initiative to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals worldwide with an accelerator program in emerging nations and development of a global network aimed at connecting stakeholders seeking to implement green alternatives.
Canopy MagazineThe Climate of Climate Change Is Shifting
May 25, 2023 While research by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication at YSE shows a fundamental shift toward climate change action in the U.S., founder and director Anthony Leiserowitz says people everywhere need to better understand what the solutions are, as even those most convinced global warming is happening and supportive of climate policies often don’t know what to do.
YSE NewsThe YSE Class of 2023: Ready to Meet the Challenges Ahead with a ‘Sense of Purpose, Possibility, and Patience’
May 23, 2023With optimism and determination about the environmental challenges ahead, Yale School of the Environment graduating students — which included eight PhDs, 134 master’s, and 28 joint degrees — celebrated their accomplishments May 22 at Yale's Old Campus and Kroon Courtyard.
YSE NewsNew Horizons in Conservation Conference Highlights Progress, Challenges in Environmental Justice
May 22, 2023Hosted by YSE's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI), the conference drew 320 in-person registrations and 166 virtual registrations from across the U.S. and the world.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’23: Cameron McKenzie’s Journey to Socially Responsible Environmentalist
May 17, 2023YSE Class of '23: After working in rural Kenya and a Neotropical premontane cloud forest canopy in Panama, Cameron McKenzie found his niche in urban forest stewardship.
YSE NewsA Field of Study and a Moral Force
May 16, 2023After 25 years leading the novel initiative they co-founded, the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology’s Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will be retiring from teaching this spring, but the field of study they created continues to grow worldwide.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’23: For Megan Sullivan, It Is All About Sustaining Forests
May 15, 2023YSE Class of ’23: From drawing to exploring trees, doctoral student Megan Sullivan focuses on logging impacts on tropical forest ecology in Africa.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’23: Neeti Jain Is Recasting Educational Exhibits with an Environmental Justice Focus
May 12, 2023YSE Class of ’23: With a background in ecology, Neeti Jain seeks to expand the voices in conservation through more inclusive storytelling.
YSE NewsBig Data Can Lead to Big Environmental Impacts
May 4, 2023Yale School of the Environment faculty offer insights on leveraging data to inform environmental policy and practice at a panel discussion hosted by the Yale Club of New York City.
YSE NewsResearch on Place-Based Bias in Environmental Scholarship Wins 2023 Bormann Prize
May 1, 2023Gabriel Gadsden’s doctoral research on “social-ecological landscapes of fear” wins the 2023 F. Herbert Bormann Prize. The study published in BioScience examines how negative human histories can limit scientific lines of inquiry and challenges environmental scholars to reckon with biases.