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A photo of speakers from the New York City event held by For Humanity: The Yale Campaign
March 15, 2023
Nearly 800 Yalies gathered on March 4 to hear from Yale scholars and professors working toward solutions for a more sustainable planet.
A photo of Kirsta MacLellan, Facilities Superintendent for Franklin and Murray Colleges at Yale University
March 13, 2023
Facilities Superintendent Kirsta MacLellan is putting sustainability front at center at Murray and Franklin Colleges—from greener cleaning to cleaner recycling.
A photograph of Mexico's Villanueva solar plant, the largest solar farm in the Americas
March 6, 2023
Companies are emerging that seek to recycle the valuable metals in expired panels and keep them out of landfills.
A photo montage of three images of litigator and environmental advocate Rob Bilott
March 6, 2023
The veteran litigator recently visited Yale to speak to Professor Vasilis Vasiliou’s Toxicology class.
A headshot of New York Times international climate reporter Somini Sengupta
February 27, 2023
Somini Sengupta will give a talk on March 1 and a Pierson College tea on March 2.
An architectural rendering of how Lower Hillhouse Avenue will appear following Yale's historic campus investments.
February 27, 2023
The project will serve Yale’s sustainability goals by, among other things, ensuring structures meet the University’s zero-carbon-ready standard. 
Craig Brodersen and Marlyse Duguid analyze the depiction of the environment in Alexander Lawrie’s painting "Pleasant Valley, Essex County, New York," which shows deforestation on the eastern edge of the Adirondack Mountains.
February 20, 2023
The “Natural Histories” exhibit features 10 paintings that reveal aspects of human impact on natural lands.