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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...
A gloved hand holding a vial of microplastics
October 22, 2024
A research team from the Yale School of the Environment created a first-of-its-kind life cycle assessment methodology to measure the environmental impact of biodegradable...
Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaking at Climate Week in NYC
October 3, 2024
The four-day event in New York City underscored the university’s commitment to contributing to global leadership efforts to address the climate crisis.
Group of Yale officials flinging shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking
October 2, 2024
The Upper Science Hill Building Complex will transform Yale’s quantum and engineering programs with new research labs, convening space — and a geothermal plant.