YPS Core Programs
YPS programs create pathways to turn ambition into impact, including through grants, fellowships, and awards.
Our work catalyzes planetary solutions through all that Yale is, from our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to our buildings, collections, and campus, and all that Yale does—teaching, learning, researching, building, operating, convening, investing, and leading.
Through support for diverse course offerings, development of new academic centers, and a presence at major climate-focused events, YPS engages the entire Yale community and our partners worldwide.
YPS runs its own core programming and works in service of university-wide sustainability and climate progress.
Lea Winter | Photo By Tony Fiorini
YPS programs create pathways to turn ambition into impact, including through grants, fellowships, and awards.
We focus our efforts on key challenge areas, where solutions are most urgently needed.
Leveraging expertise from every corner of the university to meet the needs of people and planet.
Mobilizing education, research, and operations to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss & social challenges.
This year, Yale @ Climate Week NYC will take place September 24-25 at The Yale Club of New York City in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Hosted by Yale Planetary Solutions, dozens of innovative sessions will be held in conjunction with Climate Week NYC and the United Nations General Assembly. Join us for a program that spotlights and drives forward scalable and transformative climate solutions.
A new study evaluated how NO₂-related health impacts vary across U.S. counties based on race, ethnicity, and income.
Joining a growing portfolio of Yale Ventures funds, the new accelerator will provide funding, mentorship, and commercialization support.
Yale community and ELTI’s network of environmental practitioners were empowered to come together to learn how to protect our most precious landscapes.
With all that Yale is and all that Yale does, this initiative is transforming knowledge into meaningful action and real-world impact. It is a catalyst, a convener, and a testing ground for the ideas, technologies, and partnerships that will shape a more sustainable and equitable future.”
Yale University President Maurie McInnis and Provost Scott Strobel
Yale Schwarzman Center Presidents’ Room
9:30 am - 1:00 pm | October 10, 2025
From September 24 to 25, 2025, Yale @ Climate Week NYC will bring together thought leaders, activists, scholars, students, and innovators…
Traditional rodenticides have caused raptor decline and endangered species loss leading to proposed legislation banning their use.
Compositions can powerfully depict natural phenomena, such as cyclic systems, climate trends, or mass movements among animals.
Compositions can powerfully depict natural phenomena, such as cyclic systems, climate trends, or mass movements among animals.
In arid, resource-stressed regions, tree planting can ease multiple challenges at once.
Heat has disproportionate economic and health effects on low-income communities of color in inner-city neighborhoods.
Halogenated organic compounds are prevalent in managed waters, which poses threats to human health.