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The Dirt on Crop Insurance

A new study from YSE researchers investigates the complex world of crop insurance, suggesting a simple adjustment in determining insurance premiums could be beneficial to both farmers and insurers in the face of increased extreme weather events.

Forester Hones Leadership Skills You Can’t Learn From a Book

By the time he arrived at F&ES, Terry Baker ’07 M.F. had already learned first-hand how the U.S. Forest Service works — and about the people who make it run. But he says his time at Yale helped make him a leader.

CBEY: A Decade of Innovation at the Nexus of Business and the Environment

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), we asked several of the center’s most esteemed alums to reflect on how CBEY prepared them to address challenges at the nexus of business and the environment and where those lessons have led them.

Sustainable Procurement Key to Lowering Carbon Footprint

As more companies focus on reducing their carbon footprint, there’s one element that is key but often overlooked — reducing emissions from their supply chains.

Sustainability Summit Tackles ‘Unprecedented’ Biodiversity Crisis

Environmental experts, alumni, and students confronted the issue of biodiversity at the Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit, which reached a new level of importance at this year’s United Nations climate conference.

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.

Study Reveals Deep Nature Appreciation In the U.S. — but also Barriers to Connection

A national study co-led by Stephen Kellert prior to his death in 2016 has reported a troubling disconnect between people and nature in the United States. But it also found reasons for hope.

Eleanor Sterling Recognized With F&ES Distinguished Alumni Award

Conservationist Eleanor Sterling ’83 B.A., ’93 Ph.D., chief scientist at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation,has spent her illustrious career combining biological conservation, research, and education.

Setting the Standard in The Cleanup of Toxic Lead

For 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.

Selling the Farm

Joe Orefice ’09 M.F. gave up his farm, an endowed position at Cornell, and the verdant Adirondack Mountains to oversee Yale’s forests. Why? There are a few reasons.

Sabin Prize Seeds Business Plans That Do Good for the Environment

On April 17, the Sabin Prize will award $25,000 to a for-profit business idea that helps achieve a more sustainable way of life. The competition is part of the first ever Entrepreneurship Across Yale event.

Rwanda Had Different Plans: Yale Partners with Environmental ‘Rising Star’

In 2017, Rwanda opened a multi-million dolar e-waste recycling facility which aims to properly dispose of potentially hazardous materials found in electronics.

Nearly three decades ago, a brutal war ripped Rwanda apart at the seams. Years of conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups came to a head in the early 1990s, culminating in one of the darkest periods in recent world history. The genocide against the Tutsis led to the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Rwandans and the displacement

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Alumni

The Dirt on Crop Insurance

Forester Hones Leadership Skills You Can’t Learn From a Book

CBEY: A Decade of Innovation at the Nexus of Business and the Environment

Sustainable Procurement Key to Lowering Carbon Footprint

Sustainability Summit Tackles ‘Unprecedented’ Biodiversity Crisis

Success in an ‘Accidental Profession’

Study Reveals Deep Nature Appreciation In the U.S. — but also Barriers to Connection

Eleanor Sterling Recognized With F&ES Distinguished Alumni Award

Setting the Standard in The Cleanup of Toxic Lead

Selling the Farm

Sabin Prize Seeds Business Plans That Do Good for the Environment

Rwanda Had Different Plans: Yale Partners with Environmental ‘Rising Star’

Klee, F&ES Alum, to Succeed Esty As Connecticut's DEEP Commissioner

In DEEP: Building a Bridge Between Science and Policy

Rethinking the Private Sector’s Role in Disaster Relief

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