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YSE News2022 Environmental Performance Index Finds World Is Not on Track to Meet Climate Commitments
May 31, 2022The United States is among four nations projected to fall far short of the net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target established by the 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact — with over 50% of global emissions expected to come from the U.S., China, India, and Russia by 2050.
YSE NewsBrave, Persistent, and Nimble, the YSE Class of 2022 is Ready to Defy the Odds
May 24, 2022After facing “the toughest challenge in a generation,” the YSE Class of 2022 graduated May 23 with a unique sense of community and the will to lead.
YSE NewsYSE Student’s Line of Alternative Leather Consumer Goods Wins Startup Yale Sustainability Prize
May 19, 2022Aatma Leather, co-founded by Yale School of the Environment student Jinali Mody, will manufacture cruelty-free, plant-based leather products, such as belts, shoes, and handbags, from fruit and crop waste.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’22: Kyle Lemle’s Love of Forests Guides His Work on Climate Change
May 17, 2022Whether leading climate protests, fighting for Indigenous land rights, or working the land at Yale-Myers, Kyle Lemle is keeping his focus on the importance of forests.
YSE NewsYSE Welcomes Back Classes of 2020, 2021 for In-Person Alumni Commencement Celebration
May 14, 2022Nearly 100 graduates returned to campus with family and friends for an in-person celebration, which included ceremonies at Old Campus and Kroon Courtyard.
YSE NewsYSE 2022 Commencement Information
May 13, 2022Details of the May 23 commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022!
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’22: Lovinia Reynolds is Headed Home to Fight for Climate Justice
May 13, 2022Returning to her native Brooklyn, Lovinia Reynolds is graduating from YSE with an eye on climate justice in the largest city in the U.S.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’22: Kristina Rodriguez is Focused on Preserving Coastal Ecosystems
May 10, 2022A childhood appreciation of South Florida’s dunes and mangroves led Kristina Rodriguez to become deeply invested in conserving the state’s coastal ecosystems for future generations.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’22: Akshyah Krishnakumar Seeks to Make Change from the Inside
May 10, 2022Akshyah Krishnakumar is seeking to achieve clean energy goals by working from the inside — starting with the fourth largest corporation in the world.
YSE NewsKaren Seto Brings Her ‘Cities as Solutions’ Focus to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
May 6, 2022Recently elected to one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, YSE Professor Karen Seto talks about how cities can be a catalyst for generating solutions to climate change, what she is hoping to bring to the academy, and her role in developing the new Yale Center for Cities and Climate Solutions.
YSE NewsResearch on Rapid, Fine-Scale Evolution in Wood Frogs Wins 2022 Bormann Prize
April 28, 2022Andis Arietta’s doctoral research found that frogs have evolved in response to climate change in recent years, but that continued warming would likely outpace the species’s ability to adapt to extreme environmental change.
YSE NewsPresident's Podcast: An Earth Day Conversation with Dean Indy Burke
April 22, 2022For Earth Day, Dean Indy Burke joined Yale University President Peter Salovey on his monthly Yale Talk podcast for a conversation covering a wide range of environmental issues.
YSE NewsYSE, AmeriCorps Partner for New Scholarship Program
April 21, 2022The Yale School of the Environment has announced a new scholarship program for incoming students who formerly worked with AmeriCorps, a federal program that fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering to address poverty, the environment, education, and other unmet human needs.
YSE NewsThe Washington Post’s Chris Mooney Addresses the Challenge of Translating Environmental Data for Public Consumption
April 20, 2022As Earth Day renews the public’s focus on climate change, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Chris Mooney teaches YSE students how to effectively translate environmental data for public consumption.
YSE NewsFuture U.S. Conservation Leaders Named 2022 Wyss Scholars
April 20, 2022Three Yale students — Annie Miller ’23 MEM, Molly Ryan ’23 MEM, and Jane Jacoby ’24 MF/JD ’24 — have been named 2022 Wyss Scholars, a program that supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation.