Admitted Student Frequently Asked Questions

March 24, 2021 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Admissions decisions have been released and we have been receiving some great questions. While there are many events coming up for both admitted and prospective students, we wanted to share some of the most common questions answered by Liz Plascencia (MEM Candidate, 2022)… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2021/03/frequently-asked-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frequently-asked-questions

Virtual Conference Highlights

November 19, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Liz Plascencia (MEM Candidate, Class of 2022) As a first-year Master of Environmental Management (MEM) candidate at the Yale School of Environment (YSE) in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – it’s safe to say that this has… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/11/virtual-conference-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virtual-conference-highlights

Welcoming the newest YSE admissions ambassador, Liz Plascencia!

November 11, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, North America, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Hola! My name is Liz Plascencia (she/her/hers) and I am a first-year Master of Environmental Management (MEM) from Los Angeles, California. As a Queer, Latinx, First-Generation Mexican American – I am extremely interested in the intersectionality of environmental issues while… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/11/welcoming-the-newest-yse-admissions-ambassador-liz-plascencia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcoming-the-newest-yse-admissions-ambassador-liz-plascencia

A Year at YSE

July 27, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Asia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Bipul Mayank (MEM Candidate, Class of 2021) It’s hard to believe that it was a year ago on July 26th when I left India to begin my journey at Yale School of the Environment. The memory of my… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/07/a-year-at-yse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-year-at-yse

ELCM specialization changed to ‘Ecosystems Conservation and Management’

June 12, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Species, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Viola Taubmann (MEM Candidate, 2021) With the longest title among all MEM specializations, the name Ecosystems and Land Conservation and Management (ELCM) continued to raise confusion among students and employers alike (is it EMLC? ECML? What exactly does… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/06/elcm-specialization-changed-to-ecosystems-conservation-and-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elcm-specialization-changed-to-ecosystems-conservation-and-management

Covid & Commencement: A Virtual F&ES Graduation Ceremony

May 26, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Sundara Bhandaram (MEM Graduate, Class of 2020) I can definitively say that when I arrived at FES in Fall 2018, I did not imagine that my graduation would take place on a virtual landscape courtesy of a YouTube live… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/05/covid-commencement-a-virtual-fes-graduation-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-commencement-a-virtual-fes-graduation-ceremony

Quizzes during Quarantine: Community in a time of COVID

May 11, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Sundara Bhandaram (MEM Candidate, Class of 2020) Last Thursday, FESers from across the world got together for a virtual trivia session hosted by the FES Student Affairs Committee! Trivia was co-hosted by the delightful Andie Creel, MESc Class of 2021, and… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/05/quizzes-during-quarantine-community-in-a-time-of-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quizzes-during-quarantine-community-in-a-time-of-covid

SAGE Stories

May 1, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Sundara Bhandaram (MEM Candidate, Class of 2020) “Thank Goodness I’m a Forester” has been an integral part of the social fabric of F&ES. As such, even within the bounds of social distancing the school has found a way for… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/05/sage-stories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sage-stories

The Power of Puzzles While Staying at Home

April 27, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Taryn Akiyama (MEM Candidate, Class of 2021) COVID-19 has altered many aspects of life for Yale F&ES students—attending virtual classes, wearing masks to the supermarket, staying six feet from others on the street—but it has especially transformed the nature… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/04/the-power-of-puzzles-while-staying-at-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-puzzles-while-staying-at-home

FES: Sustainable Finance in the Virtual Era

March 30, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Sundara Bhandaram (MEM Candidate, Class of 2020) As FES students returned from Spring Break to online courses, the community has found creative ways to continue engaging with industry thought leaders! This past Friday, the Business & Environment Learning Community… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/03/fes-sustainable-finance-in-the-virtual-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fes-sustainable-finance-in-the-virtual-era

Prescribed Fire at Yale Meyers Forest

March 23, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Elizabeth Himschoot (MEM candidate, Class of 2021) While some students might think spring break is for late mornings and relaxation, some opportunities are too good to pass up when they present themselves, even with an early morning start. Prescribed… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/03/prescribed-fire-at-yale-meyers-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prescribed-fire-at-yale-meyers-forest

Changing Lives with Rollerskis

February 27, 2020 / by Josh Anusewicz / Academia, Industry, South America, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry   This is a recent article written by Madeline Frieze ’20 M.E.M. for the publication New Directions in Outdoor Recreation, created by the Outdoor Recreation SIG at F&ES. It features Ski na Rua, an NGO in a favela in São Paulo, Brazil, aimed at… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/changing-lives-with-rollerskis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-lives-with-rollerskis

Dorceta Taylor on Environmental Justice

February 27, 2020 / by Urvi Talaty / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry We were fortunate to recently welcome the incredible Dorceta Taylor ’85 M.F.S., ’91 Ph.D. to campus to lead a research seminar on Food Access and Environmental Grant-making and Environmental Justice. In a jam-packed Burke Auditorium, Dr. Taylor spoke about her experience at F&ES, her… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/dorceta-taylor-on-environmental-justice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dorceta-taylor-on-environmental-justice

Job Tips and Vibe Checks: FES in DC 2020

February 25, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Authored by Mads O’Brien (MESc candidate, Class of 2020) I recently returned from FESinDC, an annual job trek orchestrated by the Career Development Office (CDO), where over 80 current FES students descended upon the US capital for two days of… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/job-tips-and-vibe-checks-fes-in-dc-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-tips-and-vibe-checks-fes-in-dc-2020

Improving Innovation: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Emerging Technology

February 19, 2020 / by Reid Lifset / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry New technologies carry both the promise of improvement of human welfare and the threat of undesired environmental consequences. Applying life cycle assessment (LCA) early in the development of technologies – when still at lab or pilot scale – provides valuable… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/assessing-the-environmental-impacts-of-emerging-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assessing-the-environmental-impacts-of-emerging-technology

FES at GreenBiz20

February 18, 2020 / by Sundara Bhandaram / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Greetings from the Southwest! I spent the first week of February in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona attending the  GreenBiz 20 Conference. This conference brings together 1,500 sustainability leaders — from business, government, academia and NGOs — to explore the latest sustainable business trends… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/fes-at-greenbiz20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fes-at-greenbiz20

Greetings from 300 Prospect Street!

February 7, 2020 / by Lori Lombardo / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Hi there! My name is Lori Lombardo and I am excited to have joined the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies as the Assistant Director of Admissions, Events & Recruitment. I come here after having spent three and a… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/greetings-from-300-prospect-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greetings-from-300-prospect-street

Meet one of the newest Assistant Director of Admissions!

February 7, 2020 / by Kelly Morrissey / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Hello! My name is Kelly Morrissey and I’m delighted to join the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as the Assistant Director of Admissions, Communications, and Marketing. I come to F&ES from the University of Bridgeport Office of Admissions… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2020/02/meet-one-of-the-newest-assistant-director-of-admissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-one-of-the-newest-assistant-director-of-admissions

Engaging with China From F&ES

December 17, 2019 / by David Solomon / Academia, Asia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry When I arrived at F&ES, I was transitioning from many consecutive years focusing exclusively on China. My interest in China included three years living in Beijing, as well as a commitment to building Mandarin fluency, understanding Chinese culture and society,… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2019/12/engaging-with-china-from-fes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engaging-with-china-from-fes

MY YALE F&ES EXPERIENCE: DAVID J. SOLOMON

December 3, 2019 / by David Solomon / Academia, Industry, Yale School of Forestry

Published by the Yale School of Forestry Graduate school has been an incredible opportunity to deepen my knowledge and professional skills, broaden my scope of career paths, and greatly expand my network of individuals who are not only future influential leaders in their field, but also great… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2019/12/my-yale-fes-experience-david-j-solomon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-yale-fes-experience-david-j-solomon

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