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August 25, 2021

YSE Class of 2023 Dives into Research and Analysis

This year’s incoming class of 137 master’s students at the Yale School of the Environment span six continents and 21 countries, including 29 U.S. states and territories.

May 25, 2021

YSE Class of ’21
“Forward with Optimism and Resolve”

Dean Burke commends this year’s graduates for their resilience, true expertise, scholarship, and leadership during a historically challenging time.

January 27, 2021

A New Foundation for U.S. Forest Policy

Rich Guldin, recipient of the Society of American Foresters’ prestigious Sir William Schlich Award, is eager to talk about how forest research can inform smart forest policy.

January 27, 2021

The Outsider’s Advantage

Dr. Dorceta Taylor ’85 MFS, ’91 PhD, who joined the YSE faculty in July as a full professor, on why she was excited to return to Yale and her kinship with the celebrated environmentalist Rachel Carson. 

October 13, 2020

Success in an ‘Accidental Profession’

A broad science background and some old-fashioned pluck helped Jean Thomson Black ’75 MFS build an impactful career in science publishing, for which she was honored with the School’s Distinguished Service Award at Reunion Weekend 2020.

July 1, 2020

‘You Can’t Be a Forester without Understanding Chad’s Work’

The idea that forests are dynamic systems — that disturbance is the norm — might seem obvious now. But that's only because it was demonstrated by Professor Chad Olive, one of the many ways the retiring professor has impacted forestry and forest education throughout his 45-year career.

June 29, 2020

Supporting Research in the Tropics During the COVID Era

Each year the Tropical Resources Institute sends students across the world to conduct research in the world’s tropical regions. This year, of course, is not like most years.

April 25, 2019

Six F&ES Students Selected as
2019 Sabin International Fellows

Six F&ES graduate students as Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellows, with each Fellow receiving up to $40,000 of funding for their education and post-graduate service in the environmental sector.

April 9, 2019

2019 Research Conference Showcases Scholarship of F&ES Students, Postdocs

More than 60 students and postdoctoral associates will share their innovative and cutting-edge research during the 35^th annual F&ES Research Conference on April 11-12.

February 14, 2019

Video: Microsoft Helps Yale-Launched
Business Map the Future of U.S. Forests

While he was a student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), Zach Parisa ’09 M.F.S. developed a technology that uses satellite data to determine the size and species of trees in forests.

July 20, 2018

Where are F&ES Students Working
This Summer? Just About Everywhere

The 152 students who have already completed at least one academic year at F&ES are spending their summers in 34 countries and in states across the U.S., completing internships or conducting their own independent research.

May 11, 2018

Four Students Selected as
2018 Sabin International Fellows

F&ES has selected four graduate students as Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellows, with each Fellow receiving up to $40,000 of funding for their education and post-graduate service in the environmental sector.

April 26, 2018

F&ES Student Researchers Take
Center Stage in Day-long Conference

Forty-nine master’s students, doctoral students, and postdocs from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community presented their research during the 34^th annual F&ES Research Conference held at Kroon Hall on April 20.

October 5, 2016

A Systems Thinker Uses Market Forces to
Strengthen Environmental Conservation

Guillermo Castilleja has been described as a “true systems thinker,” something he says he developed while at F&ES. In an interview, Castilleja, a senior fellow at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, shares his vision for the foundation, his advice to students, and where he finds hope as a conservationist.

January 14, 2015

Shaping a New Kind of Conservation

During the past three decades, Peter Seligmann ’74 M.F.S. has transformed Conservation International into one of the world’s most important environmental organizations by building partnerships that cross sectors — and by convincing companies that doing the right thing can be good for business.