YSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30
YSE students will play active roles in discussions on climate adaptation, finance, and resilience — working with delegations from global NGOs and countries such as Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Bhutan.
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What Can Urban Wildlife Teach Us About Shared Spaces?
Professor Nyeema Harris spoke with YSE News about how humans and animals can coexist in city spaces.
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The slow death of the Amazon: The world should be worried
We are experiencing more and more droughts and fires, which have led to the decline of several parts of the Amazon.
Paulo Brando
Associate Professor of Ecosystem Carbon Capture
We are experiencing more and more droughts and fires, which have led to the decline of several parts of the Amazon.
Paulo Brando
Associate Professor of Ecosystem Carbon Capture
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The role of a board is to have fiduciary responsibility to shareholders and not to be advocating for a CEO.
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Langdon K. Storm Professor of Economics
The role of a board is to have fiduciary responsibility to shareholders and not to be advocating for a CEO.
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Langdon K. Storm Professor of Economics
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Five YSE Faculty Members Named to 2025 ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ List
Five Yale School of the Environment faculty members have been named to the world’s most influential researchers list by Clarivate Analytics, a company that compiles a list of scientists and social scientists whose papers rank in the top 1% of citations.
Included on this year’s list were: Mark Bradford, the E.H. Harriman Professor of Soils and Ecosystem Ecology; Xuhui Lee the Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor of Climate Science; Anthony Leiserowitz, the JoshAni-TomKat Professor of Climate Communication; Peter Raymond, the Oastler Professor of Biogeochemistry; and Karen Seto, the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science. In total, 49 faculty members from Yale University made the list of 6,868 researchers worldwide.
Mark Bradford
E.H. Harriman Professor of Soils and Ecosystem Ecology
Xuhui Lee
Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor of Climate Science
Anthony Leiserowitz
JoshAni-TomKat Professor of Climate Communication; Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)
Peter A. Raymond
Oastler Professor of Biogeochemistry; Co-Director, Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture
Karen Seto
Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science; Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability; Co-Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions
YSE Urban Scientist Receives Franklin Institute Award
Karen Seto, the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, has received a 2026 Franklin Institute Award for her work on urban issues.
The Institute honored Seto for her “pioneering work integrating satellite imagery, modeling methods, and social sciences to analyze the consequences of urbanization, land use, and global environmental change.” The award is one of the oldest in the nation.
“The 2026 laureates embody the same remarkable spirit of curiosity, ingenuity, and discovery that defined our nation’s founding,” said Larry Dubinski, President and CEO of The Franklin Institute.
Seto, a world renown geographer, was coordinating lead author of two U.N. climate change reports and co-led chapters on how urban areas can mitigate climate change. Her research developed the first forecasts of urban land expansion globally.
Seto is one of eight recipients of the award, which will be given during a ceremony April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia.
"I’m deeply honored by the award, especially given past recipients in the category of earth and environmental science. I’m also grateful for all my students and postdocs in the lab. This award is a celebration of our collective work," Seto said.
Karen Seto
Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science; Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability; Co-Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions
Research Day: Be Inspired by Next-Generation Innovators
The Yale School of the Environment’s Annual Research Day gives students from across YSE and Yale an opportunity to keep up with – and draw inspiration from – their colleagues’ work. Listen to Eileen Zhang, Leo Goldsmith, and Destiny Treloar talk about the research they’re presenting on green chemistry, mental health burden outcomes among displaced populations after a disaster, and food insecurity at times of crisis.
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Representing Bhutan on such a global platform is an honor, and I aim to contribute to my country’s long-term climate finance strategy by translating COP outcomes, particularly around loss and damage and just transition, into actionable policy recommendations that strengthen local resilience and equity.”
Sherab Dorji ’27 MEM/MPP
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Creating Climate-Smart Cities
Cities are on the front lines of climate change, but they also hold the key to reducing emissions. As urban areas rapidly expand worldwide, Yale School of the Environment scientists are shaping the transition to climate-ready cities with pioneering research and practical solutions.
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