Urban Systems

Prizes of $350 and $250 will be awarded to winning flash fiction stories of 300-1,000 words related to climate and sustainability. 

Flash fiction contest winners receive prize money and publication in one of Yale’s literary journals. Deadline to submit is February 27, 2026!

Explore Yale’s presence at COP30 in Brazil through photos and summaries from attendees.

This is a drop-in session where you can ask any questions you may have about the YPS Grant Program and the new Impact Accelerator.

This is a drop-in session where you can ask any questions you may have about the YPS Grant Program and the new Impact Accelerator.

YPS staff will give an overview of how to apply for Initiation, Acceleration, and Constellation Grants, as well as the new Impact Accelerator.

YPS staff will give an overview of how to apply for Initiation, Acceleration, and Constellation Grants, as well as the new Impact Accelerator.

Four alumni perspectives wove together in a rich conversation on how to re-imagine city life for prosperous people and a healthy planet.

JEDSI at the Yale School of the Environment examines the relationship between social inequalities, lived experiences, and environmental outcomes.

Yale welcomed partners from the city, state, and region to campus as the university launched a new strategic planning process.