Students

Wildland firefighters who already face many risks during a typical season are confronted by a new threat this year: COVID-19. In an interview, Yale student James Puerini, who spent five years as a wildland firefighter, discusses why these firefighters are vulnerable to the virus and how government can better protect crews by providing healthcare assurances.

A message from Dean Peter Crane about the fire at Yale Myers Forest

’15 M.E.M. and the staff of the Urban Resources Initiative (URI) with Certificates of Outstanding Recognition in appreciation for their contributions to sustainability at Yale during the 2014-15 academic year.

The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this week welcomed the 164 members of the Class of 2017, one of the most diverse and international groups of first-year students in the School’s 115-year history.

Ten students from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) received “best proposal” honors during the U.S. Department of Energy’s third annual Better Building Case Competition held this month in Washington, D.C.

Two F&ES students — Dena Adler ’17 M.E.M./J.D. and Logan McCoy ’17 M.E.M./M.B.A. — have been named recipients of Switzer Environmental Fellowships, a prestigious program that supports future environmental leaders.

Two F&ES students, Corey Creedon ’18 M.E.M. and Elizabeth Naro ’18 M.E.M., have received the 2017 MK McCarthy-RW Worth Scholarship for leadership in the field of conservation biology and wildlife science.

held last week at the American Museum of Natural History. 

Forty-nine master’s students, doctoral students, and postdocs from the School community presented their research during the 34th annual F&ES Research Conference.

In the new Showtime series "Years of Living Dangerously," a group of celebrities help tell the story of climate change. But the real stars of the film are the people already living with its consequences or fighting to make the world more resilient - including Brendan Edgerton M.E.M. '15 M.B.A. '15.

and the School’s Leadership Council has generated more than $10 million in new scholarship support for F&ES students.

Luisa Cortesi ’18 Ph.D., who completed a joint degree in environmental studies and anthropology last year, received the Theron Rockwell Field Prize during the 2019 Yale commencement.

The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this week announced the creation of a new student award, the William R. Burch Prize, which is named in honor of the founder of the School’s influential Tropical Resources Institute. The new prize will be awarded annually to the best paper written by a TRI Fellow, and will include a $1,000 cash prize.

Two F&ES master’s students — Marguerite Harden ’16 M.E.M. and Nicholas McClure ’16 M.E.M. — have been chosen as recipients of the F&ES Alumni Association Board Scholarship in honor of Ruth Allen ’72 M.F.S. ’77 Ph.D.