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November 7, 2022
COP27, the annual “conference of the parties” hosted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, began this weekend in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, drawing tens of thousands...
Martha Muñoz
October 13, 2022
Martha Muñoz has shown that organisms can influence their own evolution—a lesson she’s passing on to her students
October 7, 2022
Climate scientists warn of dire consequences if we don’t slash emissions. A majority of Americans say they are alarmed or concerned about how the climate crisis could impact...
October 2, 2022
With a generous gift from the Three Cairns Group, the Yale School of the Environment will establish a transformative program aimed at supporting the next generation of...
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April 26, 2022
Yale University’s Climate Impact Innovation Fund, a $15 million fund launched in January by generous donors, has already begun to support research into ambitious new climate...
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April 21, 2022
This week Boeing announced its support of Yale University’s ambitious research efforts in the field of natural carbon sequestration. The $10 million contribution from the...
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April 5, 2022
Yale University has awarded nearly $1.5 million to 21 proposals in its inaugural round of Planetary Solutions Project Seed Grants. The newly established grants support the...