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Setting the Standard in The Cleanup of Toxic Lead
October 4, 2013For more than four decades, Ian von Lindern M.F.S. ’73, Ph.D. ’80 has been at the center of a massive cleanup of lead pollution in Idaho. The strategies he has helped develop are now being used to tackle health threats globally.
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Three Decades in the Arctic: Defending an Ecosystem at the Crossroads
October 1, 2013Margaret Williams’ M.E.Sc '93 eclectic work as director of the World Wildlife Fund's Arctic program reflects the diversity of challenges facing this vulnerable eco-region.
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Defending Science on the Climate War’s Front Lines
September 23, 2013Michael Mann (’98 PhD) didn’t intend to thrust himself into the middle of the national debate over climate change. But after he helped produce the so-called “hockey stick” graph that’s precisely where Mann found himself.
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Middleton Receives Camp Monaco Prize
September 19, 2013Arthur Middleton M.E.M. ’07, who has spent six years exploring how ecological changes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are affecting the region’s migratory elk herds, has received a $100,000 research prize for his ongoing efforts to monitor and conserve the iconic species.
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A Greener Africa: Learning from The Legacy of Wangari Maathai
September 12, 2013When she arrived at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies last fall, Elizabeth Babalola was aware of the work of Kenya’s Wangari Maathai.
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Choosing Mighty Themes to Explore Human Ties to the Natural World
September 10, 2013op-eds provided an opportunity to both hone his craft and defend his turf.
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Crane appointed to second term as F&ES Dean
June 6, 2013Evolutionary biologist Peter Crane has been reappointed dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2014.
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Rachel Mak: A Champion of Sustainability
May 17, 2013was unable to receive her award for public service, because she was busy performing public service.
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Yale F&ES Student is Top 5 Finalist in ERM Foundation Sustainability Fellowship
May 16, 2013annual Sustainability Fellowship award. Valerie is a first year Master of Environmental Management student at Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies focusing on sustainable urban and industrial systems.
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In the Field: F&ES Takes a Working Break
May 3, 2013Spring "Break" means field work for F&ES students and faculty! This time away from the classroom offers students important opportunities for research across a spectrum of environmental concerns and geographical locations. Students confront global issues in real time & space, engaging with the people who must find and implement solutions.
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Forester's Go! Photo Competition
May 2, 2013View the winners of the F&ES student photo contest.
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Traditional ranching practices enhance African savanna
May 1, 2013That human land use destroys natural ecosystems is an oft-cited assumption in conservation, but ecologists have discovered that instead, traditional ranching techniques in the African savanna enhance the local abundance of wild, native animals. These results offer a new perspective on the roles humans play in natural systems, and inform ongoing discussions about land management and biodiversity conservation.
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Interview with Herb Bormann
June 9, 2012In this article, originally published in 2000, Herb Bormann reflects on the idea that resulted in the Hubbard Brook Study.
YSE NewsF. Herbert Bormann, Helped Discover Acid Rain, Dies at 90
June 9, 2012F. Herbert Bormann, an ecologist at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies who along with Gene Likens discovered acid rain in North America, died on June 7 in North Branford, Conn. He was 90.
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$5.5 Million for Yale Reforestation Program
November 15, 2011A Yale program that aims to restore tropical forests and the livelihoods that depend on them has received a six-year, $5.5 million grant by the Arcadia Fund to continue its work in Latin America and Southeast Asia.