Students

The F&ES community last week awarded the 2017 Kroon Cup to Jessica Leung ’17 M.E.M., who has worked tirelessly to make the School and the environmental field more inclusive and equitable.

Jennie Miller '15 Ph.D., whose research has explored an emerging method of spatial mapping to reduce conflicts between humans and carnivores, won the 2015 F. Herbert Bormann Prize.

In Central India, F&ES doctoral student Jennie Miller is helping develop strategies to limit the increasnigly freequent interactions between humans and wild cats that have triggered massive declines in populations of tigers and leopards.

A team of six Yale students and recent graduates, including five from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, took the top prize at the Patagonia Eco Innovation Case Competition.

Spring "Break" means field work for F&ES students and faculty! This time away from the classroom offers students important opportunities for research across a spectrum of environmental concerns and geographical locations. Students confront global issues in real time & space, engaging with the people who must find and implement solutions.

A new Yale-led study finds that communities in central India have an uncanny understanding of the wild cats in their backyard and where they are most likely to hunt livestock — a key factor in preventing the human-carnivore conflicts that threaten these animals.

A new Yale study reveals important insights into the factors that influence the release of greenhouse gases from rivers and streams, including a key relationship between storm events, ecology, and topography in moderating this release.

A project that promotes forest conservation by linking sustainable producers with high-value markets received the first ever International Society of Tropical Foresters Forest Finance Innovation Prize during the group's annual meeting held at F&ES.

A project that has coalesced 28 villages in Honduras to promote long-term water and land conservation in the face of numerous environmental threats received the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) Innovation Prize during the Yale Student Chapter’s annual meeting held last month at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES).

A new study co-led by Ph.D. candidate Eleanor Stokes reveals that changes in human behavior during holiday seasons — including bright Christmas light displays in the U.S. and a shift in activities during the holy month of Ramadan — can be visible from space.

A Yale symposium being held on Jan. 24 will bring together academics studying the science of urban ecosystem services and the practitioners who are using this emerging field to improve the environmental health of their communities.

Growing up in California, Diana Madson spent much of her youth exploring the great mountains of the Sierra Nevada.  At 19 she fell in love with skiing, which made her particularly attuned to the weather.

’15 M.F./M.B.A., a third-year student pursuing a joint degree at F&ES and the Yale School of Management whose tireless participation in student groups and passion for the American West inspired her classmates. 

The YSE community is mourning the loss of Kevin Jiang, who is remembered fondly for his charisma, his dedication to environmental science, his multitudinous talents, and his unending commitment to helping others.