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Doctoral Candidate Earns EPA Grant For Study of Air Pollution in Nepal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week awarded Anobha Gurung, a doctoral student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellowship grant to support her research into the health impacts of air pollution in Nepal.

Annual Tropical Foresters Conference at Yale Tackles Socio-ecological Complexity

In early February, researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world gathered at Yale to discuss the challenges of deforestation and sustainable livelihoods at the annual International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) conference.

YSE Class of ’21 Andie Creel: Putting a Value on Natural Resources

Growing up in Bozeman, Montana Andie Creel MESc ’21 had nature at her doorstep. But she also had an up-close view of how quickly things were changing, with land sold off for development. At YSE, Creel’s research has focused on putting a value on the natural world.

Helping Companies Avoid ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach to Sustainability Solutions

Neil Yeoh leads a workshop during a Climate Braintrust event at the World Economic Forum’s San Francisco office in 2018. 

Neil Yeoh ’20 M.E.M. understands as well as anyone that solving the world’s sustainability challenges will require experts working together across many disciplines. Over the past decade, he has examined these problems from a few different perspectives: as an engineer, as a management consultant, and, more recently, as an investor in climate solutions.

Last year, wanting to further expand

Addicott Awarded Marine Economics Fellowship to Study Coastal Erosion

PhD candidate Ethan Addicott aims to create a tool to aid beach restoration efforts and maximize the value and utility of every bucket of sand.

Achieving a ‘Natural Advanced State’: Reflections of an Apprentice Forester

Andy Beck — a joint-degree student who had no forestry experience before coming to Yale — talks about why he decided to become a “forester” and the impacts of forestry decisions on the landscape.

A Greener Africa: Learning from The Legacy of Wangari Maathai

When she arrived at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies last fall, Elizabeth Babalola was aware of the work of Kenya’s Wangari Maathai.

A Campus for the 21st Century: Online Programs Open Yale Expertise to the World

Two new online certificate programs — on tropical forest landscapes and renewable energy, respectively — have made F&ES expertise available beyond the university’s New Haven campus. Working professionals from a range of sectors — and 34 countries — are already taking advantage.

F&ES Students Apply “Systems Thinking” To Flint Water Contamination Case

An F&ES course this semester tackled the Flint water crisis, allowing students to examine a crisis unfolding in real time, and to hear directly from community members.

Video: F&ES Class Explores ‘Sustainable’ Responses to Disaster

nations like Haiti.

Yale-Led Project to Widen Access to Household Solar Receives Federal Grant

A Yale-led project aiming to further broaden the appeal of solar power to a mass market — including low- and moderate-income households — has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Fellows and Future Environmental Leaders

Two students from the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) have been named recipients of Switzer Environmental Fellowships, a prestigious program that supports future environmental leaders.

Yale Food Symposium Calls Together Academics, Practitioners... and Eaters

The fourth annual Yale Food Systems Symposium, a student-led, interdisciplinary conference initiated by students at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, will be held at Kroon Hall on Sept. 30.

Two F&ESers Receive Fellowships for Global Justice and Women's Rights

Hilary Faxon B.A. ’11 M.E.M. ’13, and Lia Nicholson M.E.M. ‘14, have each received Gruber Fellowships in Global Justice and Women’s Rights for projects to implement environmental programs in vulnerable parts of the world.

Reel Impact: The Sixth Annual Environmental Film Festival at Yale

The Environmental Film Festival at Yale, being held from March 31 to April 6, will feature a series of award-winning films that drive home the consequences of today’s most pressing environmental and social issues.

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