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A Message for Sochi: Students Pitch Climate Story at Olympics

There will be no shortage of storylines coming out of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. A group of F&ES students will be there to make sure that climate change is one of them.

Yale Students Named 2018 ‘Energy Scholars’

Two F&ES students — Josh Constanti ’18 M.E.M. and Krisztina Pjeczka ’18 M.E.M. — have been named 2018 Energy Scholars by a U.S.-based program that honors young leaders in the renewable energy field.

‘We Put Our Faith in You’: A Call for Leadership in a World of Injustices

Indy Burke began her role as F&ES dean in the fall of 2016, just a few months after the Class of 2018 master’s students first arrived on campus. Much has happened in the 19 months since, she reminded those students during the School’s 117th commencement ceremony.

Yale Responds to Nepal Earthquake: ‘Our Commitment Will Continue’

In an interview, the Yale Himalaya Initiative’s Alark Saxena describes how Yale has coordinated its resources to assist Nepal after a deadly earthquake — and how the Initiative’s longer-term mission will help make communities across the Himalayan region more prepared for future threats.

Yale Researchers Receive Google Earth Engine Award for Land Studies

A team of Yale researchers has received a “Google Earth Engine Research Award” for ongoing land stewardship studies being conducted in Wyoming.

Capital Costs: Yale Research Offers Truer Calculation of ‘Footprint’ of Purchases

Researchers at Yale have created a model that enables more accurate calculations of the environmental footprints associated with a range of industrial processes — and the products and services we purchase.

Can We Make a More Sustainable Burger? Exploring the Nexus of Food and Social Impact

A new Yale initiative, Plant-based And, encourages students from across campus to explore the intersections of food, sustainability, and social impact — with an emphasis on the role of student startups.

Yale Partnership Receives National Honor For Project that Promotes Solar Adoption

A Connecticut-based partnership and major Yale research project led by Kenneth Gillingham, associate professor at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), has received a national award for innovative research that has increased adoption of residential solar power in the state.

Should Scientists Change How They View (and Study) Same Sex Behavior in Animals?

In a new article, researchers from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies argue these behaviors may actually have been part of the original, ancestral condition in animals and have persisted because they have few — if any — costs and perhaps some important benefits.

On Connecticut Shoreline, Yale Team Helps Communities Face New Realities

Work done by several F&ES students and faculty members is helping communities along the Connecticut coastline prepare for the threats of climate change.

Yale Himalaya Initiative, F&ES Map Risks in Post-Earthquake Nepal

The F&ES-based Yale Himalaya Initiative recently completed a map of Nepal that highlights the risk for landslides across the entire country, and hopes it serves as a launching point for future collaborations with Himalaya-based organizations.

Yale-Led Team Swarms Meeting To Bridge Worlds of Ecology and Design

A Yale-led coalition recently descended on the annual meeting of theEcological Society of America to illustrate how ecology can be used to help solve larger societal challenges.

Apprentice Program Allows Foresters Space to Learn With Boots on the Ground

Like conservation, the education of a forester is not with pen and paper alone, but with boots on the ground and a Biltmore stick in hand. At F&ES, the Yale Apprentice Forester Program offers such an opportunity.

F&ES Welcomes the Class of 2019

Students introduce themselves at Kroon Hall during MODs. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/YaleFES/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155376651066508">View a gallery of photos from MODs</a>.

The incoming Master’s class of 2019, a group of 154 students from 28 countries, this week began classes at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Representing a wide array of backgrounds and academic interests — including, for instance, an increasing number of students interested in land planning — the group includes a growing number of students pursuing research-related

F&ES Students Receive Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two F&ES students have received prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Two others were named honorable mention recipients.

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