Students

Megan Sullivan’s study, conducted while a doctoral student at the Yale School of the Environment, offers insights on forest management that supports both conservation goals and local livelihoods.

From policy reform to law to environmental justice, the 2025 cohort of Wyss Scholars are pursuing an array of avenues to protect landscapes across the U.S.

Within protected areas, human activity is altering the behavior of carnivores in Mexico's cloud forests, forcing them to adjust their activity patterns to coexist with humans, a new study reveals.

The influence of beneficiaries and stakeholders is driving strategic shifts towards climate priorities, but investments face some operational hurdles, according to a new YSE study. 

Students and faculty will travel to Cali, Colombia, later this month to participate in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as COP16. They will join policymakers, Indigenous communities, youth groups, and others working to halt human-induced species extinction.

Sonya Forrester brings a breadth of experience supporting multicultural student communities to her new role.

The Yale School of the Environment welcomed the 2024-2025 incoming class of 147 students who are focusing on a range of issues from the circular economy to regenerative agriculture to environmental justice.

A computer model developed by Yale School of the Environment researchers demonstrates that home renovations that reduce energy use could prevent wildlife infestations.

In an op-ed published in The New York Times over Memorial Day weekend, “America’s Trails Are a Wonder, and They Need Our Help,” Professor Justin Farrell and master’s student Steven Ring ’25 MEM highlighted the need to better maintain neglected and often deteriorating public trails in the U.S.

Esaac Mazengia ’24 MESc, who revived the Outdoor Rec Industry Student Interest Group, recognized for being “a pillar of our community through his SIG leadership, research, and dedication to supporting nearly every event at YSE.”

The Class of 2024 celebrated their accomplishments at commencement ceremonies held at Old Campus and Kroon Courtyard on May 20. The 156 graduates are headed to positions at NGOs, corporations, governments, and academic institutions across the U.S. and the globe. 

YSE Class of '24: Sangam Paudel '24 MEM seeks to expand sustainable agricultural systems while conserving biodiversity.

Class of '24: Aishwarya Iyer's focus on the life cycle assessment of energy use in building stock in India led her to a unique discovery — informal and low-income housing units were not represented in the data. She devised a study to test energy-use scenarios in those units, helping to improve representation of building stocks and energy demand projections in

Jane Jacoby grew up in New York City spending a ton of time climbing trees in Central Park and enjoying the nature within the cityscape. Now Jacoby ’24 MF/JD will be using her combined degree in law and forestry to protect natural resources with a goal of putting climate justice front and center in her efforts.

The study led by Kristy Ferraro '24 PhD demonstrates how plant-fungal associations in ecosystems can mitigate the impact of calving animals in nitrogen cycling.