Case Studies Integrate Perspectives On Complex Environmental Themes
A new F&ES initiative aims to help faculty and students integrate different disciplinary perspectives on complex environmental themes through the use of online case studies.
Centers, Programs, and Initiatives
Centers, Programs, and Initiatives
F&ES Alumni Association Honored for Service Work
F&ES Dean Peter Crane, left, listens to Daniel Jones B.A. ’84 M.F. ’06, chairman and CEO of 21st Century Parks Inc., during the 2014 annual Yale Day of Service.
The F&ES Alumni Association recently won the Alumni Association of Yale (AYA) Excellence Award for Outstanding Graduate & Professional Day of Service. There were two nominations from F&ES and “both nominations were so compelling that the committee decided to honor the F&ES Alumni Association as a whole rather than being forced to pick between the two nominations,” said Alison Brody, chair of the
Out of Their Comfort Zone: Students Merge Ecology and Design in Baltimore
Earth Stewardship Initiative fellows meet with Baltimore officials over a map of the city.
First-year M.E.M. student Amber Collett barely had a chance to unpack her bags after arriving in New Haven this summer before she had to catch a train to Baltimore.
Collett, who hadn’t even completed her F&ES orientation, was one of 18 student fellows from across the country who participated in the Earth Stewardship Initiative (ESI), a Yale-led urban ecology projectDiverse Voices: Defining Environmental Leadership for the 21st Century
A speaker series introduced during the 2015-16 academic year, and continuing this year, explores how the environmental movement can better reflect all segments of American society.Coalition to Improve Sustainability in Connecticut Taps into Yale Expertise
A new Connecticut initiative is bringing together tools and resources from across the state — including expertise from F&ES — to help the state’s cities and towns adopt more sustainable practices.City in Hot Water? Students Help New Haven Confront Climate Threats
A recent F&ES course was structured to not only support student learning but also to help the city of New Haven plan for future impacts of climate change.Botswana and Yale Partner on Improving Sustainable Land and Water Management
Students and researchers from YSE will advise on collaborative work plans and initiatives, aimed at meeting Botswana’s environmental priorities and aligning with the work of YSE faculty and students.In Sri Lanka, a Village Garden Yields Timeless Lessons in Forest Conservation
Since October, Blair Rynearson ’15 M.F., Logan Sander ’15 M.F., and Laura Lutttrell, have been in Sri Lanka as fellows with the F&ES-based Sri Lanka Program for Forest Conservation In an ongoing series of posts, they share their experiences of learning about — and then developing — a traditional village tree garden.At F&ES, the Push for Greater Energy Efficiency is Nothing New
Yale’s ambitious new carbon pricing experiment will have departments across campus re-thinking energy decisions big and small over the next six months. At F&ES, one of the participants in the pilot project, this is nothing new.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.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.