News

Yale University campus with tulips in the foreground
February 7, 2025
In celebration of Earth Day, the Yale Office of Sustainability will honor outstanding contributions to sustainability at Yale in the student, faculty, staff, and group...
Aerial photo of a wildfire burning a forest
January 30, 2025
In a new report, Yale scientists warn that compounding extreme weather events—droughts, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires —pose an increasing threat to population health.
Cardboard signs protesting climate change
January 30, 2025
A Yale study found that Americans experiencing distress about climate change are more likely to take climate action, regardless of political leanings.
January 27, 2025
From upcycling workshops to green-certifying student groups, undergraduate sustainability leaders notched some notable accomplishments.
January 23, 2025
At two of Yale’s residential colleges, an innovative machine is harnessing basic chemistry to achieve a new kind of green cleaning.
Photo of the Yale Peabody Museum's Burke Hall of Dinosaurs, with the Brontosaurus skeleton in the center
December 9, 2024
After a four-year renovation and expansion, the Yale Peabody Museum features a lot more fossils—and is designed to use a lot less fossil fuels.
Screen shot from a video about a climate mural painted on the New Haven Armory
November 15, 2024
A new climate mural made with cooling paint was unveiled on the New Haven Armory, the result of a cooperative effort between three of Yale’s professional schools, Yale...